Software Development Manager – Amazon – Vancouver, BC

Amazon’s Digital Acceleration team in Vancouver, BC is looking for a Software Development Manager to lead engineering efforts on the next-generation subscriptions engine powering digital content purchasing across some of Amazon’s most recognized services — including Prime, Kindle Unlimited, Audible, and Amazon Music. If you’re driven by large-scale technical challenges and have a track record of building high-performing engineering teams, this role is worth a close look.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you’ll guide a team building highly scalable, real-time transactional systems that process billions of orders and subscriptions annually. Day-to-day, you’ll balance technical oversight with people management — designing systems, mentoring engineers, collaborating with product teams, and driving delivery in a fast-moving environment. The work directly enables Amazon’s partner businesses to sell digital goods and manage subscription lifecycles more seamlessly.

About the Role: Software Development Manager, Digital Acceleration

As part of the Subscriptions team within Digital Acceleration, you’ll own the development lifecycle for services that make it easier for businesses and customers to buy, manage, and renew digital subscriptions at scale. Your team will build systems that support new sales channels, reduce purchase friction, and simplify onboarding for Amazon’s internal and external business partners. The scope touches products used by hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.

You’ll be expected to uphold strong operational excellence (OE) standards, maintain engineering best practices, and foster a culture of innovation. Collaboration is central to the role — you’ll partner closely with product and program management teams, communicate technical strategy to senior leadership, and ensure your engineers have the support and growth opportunities they need to advance in their careers.

Benefits and Salary

The base salary range for this position in Vancouver, BC is $171,400 to $286,200 CAD annually. Amazon’s total compensation package may also include sign-on payments and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), with final compensation based on experience, qualifications, and location. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, and basic life & AD&D), a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and additional resources to support health and well-being.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll be leading a cross-functional engineering team through the full development lifecycle — from design and architecture through to deployment and live operations. Your work will directly shape how Amazon builds and scales its digital subscriptions platform, with an emphasis on both technical rigour and team development.

• Lead engineering teams through design, development, testing, and deployment of scalable subscription and digital commerce services
• Architect and oversee the build-out of a next-generation subscriptions engine that reduces latency and simplifies onboarding for partner businesses
• Uphold operational excellence standards across all systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and adherence to engineering best practices
• Grow and develop your team through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and supporting engineers in meeting their career goals
• Collaborate with product and program management teams to gather requirements and translate them into clear technical direction
• Communicate technical strategy and product features to users, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership
• Drive innovation by developing solutions to complex, Amazon-scale problems in real-time transactional systems

Requirements / Skills

Amazon is looking for a candidate who combines strong technical depth with the leadership skills to build and inspire an engineering team. The ideal person has hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and a genuine commitment to developing the engineers around them.

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead and grow technical teams
• 7+ years working directly within engineering teams, building production-grade systems at scale
• 3+ years designing or architecting new and existing systems using patterns focused on reliability and scalability
• 8+ years leading definition and development of multi-tier web services
• Knowledge of full software/hardware/network development lifecycle practices — including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and live-site operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams in a fast-paced delivery environment
• Preferred: Experience recruiting, hiring, and mentoring Software Engineers to improve their skills and effectiveness
• Preferred: Strong communication skills with users, technical teams, and senior leadership around product features, technical designs, and strategy

How to Apply

To apply for this Software Development Manager position at Amazon in Vancouver, use the official link below. Make sure your resume is up to date and reflects your experience with large-scale systems and engineering leadership before submitting.

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