Software Development Manager, Transparency
Bellevue, WAJob$185–250K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Amazon Transparency aims to prevent supply chain defects, including counterfeit products, through global track-and-trace capabilities. The Software Development Manager will lead technical direction and end-to-end ownership of large-scale services, guide architectural decisions, and partner with product managers and engineers on customer experiences and strategy. The role also focuses on mentoring engineers, delivering reliable and scalable systems, and resolving complex technical and business challenges.
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Full job description
Description
Amazon Transparency is tackling a $1.7 trillion global retail industry challenge: preventing supply chain defects including counterfeit products across all retail channels. Our vision is to establish the industry standard for global, retail-agnostic track and trace capabilities that scale beyond Amazon's ecosystem.
In this role, you will:
Define technical direction: Lead architectural decisions for complex, distributed systems that operate at Amazon scale, balancing innovation with operational excellence
Drive end-to-end ownership: Take full ownership of services from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations
Solve ambiguous problems: Navigate complex technical and business challenges with limited guidance, breaking down large problems into executable solutions
Influence product strategy: Partner closely with product managers and senior engineers to shape customer experiences and business outcomes based on technical feasibility and system constraints
Mentor and elevate: Raise the technical bar for the team through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
Balance speed and quality: Deliver rapidly while building robust, scalable solutions that minimize future re-engineering
Key job responsibilities
Design and implement complex, scalable software systems and robust APIs
Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
Make architectural trade-offs balancing business needs and technical constraints
Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability in production
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on requirements and roadmap execution
Troubleshoot performance issues and participate in on-call rotations
Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management
Basic Qualifications
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3+ years of engineering team management experience
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7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
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3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
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8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
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Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
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Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
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Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, Bellevue - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 5,864 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$185–250K/yr
- Washington median$184–250K/yr248 salary ranges
- US median$144–260K/yr4,758 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $218K, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($218K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 281 open Engineering Manager jobs in Washington and 5,864 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (5,051 postings).
- Education
- 2,497 of the 5,864 open Engineering Manager jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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