Ever wondered how Amazon.com website works? Do you like working on projects that are highly visible and are tied closely to Amazon’s growth? Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation leveraging the scalability and innovation with Amazon's AWS cloud services? The Amazon International Technology Team is hiring a Software Development Manager in Hyderabad office. In this role, the person will lead a high performing engineering team in the design and development of highly scalable web services and systems. The GIS team builds international extensions and new features of the Amazon.com web site for individual countries and creates systems to support Amazon operations. We have already worked in Germany, France, UK, India, China, Italy, Brazil and more. We operate as a startup within Amazon, providing great flexibility in product and technology direction. As a leader on the team, you will be expected to operate at all levels, diving deep into the details while providing strategic inputs for the product. You will be a key player in driving strategic planning, project execution, development of engineering talent, and the ongoing operation and improvement of the product. You will establish and execute the long-term architectural road-map and drive continual improvements to the efficiency and flexibility of our product. You will hold the team to an extremely high bar for site performance, scalability and availability. We have a very flat team structure, and offer an unique opportunity for technical leaders who want to work closely with the business in defining, designing, building and operating products that solve interesting business problems. At Amazon GIS we value Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in all our job positions, therefore, we act intentionally so that our internal environment reflects the plurality of the businesses we play and the customers we serve. Key job responsibilities 1. People Management - Building and leading high-performing engineering teams - Conducting performance reviews and career development discussions - Mentoring and coaching engineers - Handling hiring and team composition decisions 2. Technical Leadership - Driving technical strategy and architecture decisions - Ensuring technical excellence and best practices - Reviewing and providing guidance on design documents - Maintaining high engineering standards 3. Project & Delivery Management - Owning delivery commitments and roadmaps - Managing dependencies across teams - Balancing technical debt with feature development - Ensuring operational excellence (monitoring, alerting, on-call) 4. Business Impact - Working with Product and Business teams to define priorities - Translating business requirements into technical solutions - Making data-driven decisions - Managing resources and budget effectively 5. Culture & Process - Fostering Amazon's Leadership Principles - Implementing and improving development processes - Managing team ceremonies (standups, planning, retrospectives) - Building inclusive team culture 6. Operational Excellence - Ensuring service reliability and scalability - Managing operational metrics and KPIs - Overseeing incident management and post-mortems - Implementing continuous improvement 7. Cross-team Collaboration - Partnering with other engineering teams - Working with Product, UX, and other stakeholders - Managing relationships with dependent teams - Representing the team in broader organizational contexts