Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer high-profile devices like the Kindle family of products.

Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.

Since then, we have worked to produce best-selling tablets with breakthrough hardware technology as well as e-readers that have revolutionized reading.

What will you help us create? Work hard.

Have fun. Make history.

Key job responsibilities As Software Development Manager, you will be responsible for leading multiple teams of engineers in design, development, test, and deployment of a range of products on mobile platforms.

A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, a strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment.

You will be helping to hire and build your team and systems.

•Responsible for the over-all systems development life cycle.•Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments; Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment.•Management of departmental resources, staffing, mentoring, and enhancing and maintaining a best-of-class engineering team.•Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach.•Report on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.- 10+ years’ experience managing software development teams, ideally with some hands-on architectural or distributed systems experience.- The key requirement for this position is established skill designing and developing complex, interactive end user experiences.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- MS, Ph.

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in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.- A strong track record of project delivery for large and cross-functional projects.- Strong technical credentials and deep hands-on technical expertise on embedded systems.- Development experience on mobile platforms such as Google Android, Web OS, Windows Mobile, Apple i Phone and RIM Blackberry.- Experience in Linux Yocto will be a plus.- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts.- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.- A track record of communicating well with executives and non-technical leaders.

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