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Transform Reading for Millions - Lead the Future of Digital Reading. Are you passionate about building technology that touches millions of readers worldwide? Join Amazon's Kindle App Core team and lead the development of software that power Kindle apps on iOS, Android, iPadOS, Fire OS, and macOS.

As a Software Development Manager for App Core, you'll be at the epicenter of digital reading innovation. Our team serves as the foundational platform enabling feature development across Kindle, directly impacting how millions of customers discover, purchase, and enjoy books daily.

Why This Role Matters:

* Massive Scale Impact: Your decisions influence reading experiences for millions of customers across multiple surfaces
* Cross-Platform Excellence: Own the technical foundation that enables seamless reading across the world's most popular mobile and desktop platforms
* Organizational Influence: Lead a central team that empowers single-threaded feature teams to move faster and deliver better customer experiences

Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Vision

* Lead a team engineers building core infrastructure and platform capabilities for Kindle applications
* Drive architectural decisions that scale across iOS, Android, iPadOS, Fire OS, and macOS platforms
* Champion adoption of emerging technologies, particularly generative AI, to enhance reading experiences
* Establish engineering excellence standards through code reviews, design guidance, and developer training programs

Cross-Functional Impact

* Partner with product teams, UX designers, and single-threaded feature teams to enable rapid innovation
* Create scalable solutions that reduce development friction and accelerate time-to-market for new features
* Build and maintain the App Maintainers forum, providing critical oversight and expertise across the organization
* Lead cross-Amazon collaboration initiatives, connecting with teams like Prime Video to share best practices

Team Development & Culture

* Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent in a competitive market
* Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on customer obsession and technical excellence
* Implement effective processes for sprint planning, project tracking, and continuous improvement
* Mentor engineers and contribute to their career growth through challenging, impactful projects

Strategic Execution

* Manage complex technical initiatives spanning multiple platforms and stakeholder groups
* Balance competing priorities across 50+ ongoing initiatives while maintaining delivery excellence
* Drive visibility into team challenges and resource needs to ensure sustainable growth
* Contribute to organizational planning processes and long-term technical strategy

About the team
Why Join Kindle App Core?

Innovation at Scale: Work on technology that directly impacts millions of reading sessions daily across the world's most popular platforms.

Technical Excellence: Join a team known for high engineering standards, collaborative culture, and commitment to sustainable, scalable solutions.

Career Growth: Develop skills in platform engineering, cross-functional leadership, and large-scale system design while working with some of Amazon's most talented engineers.

Mission-Driven Work: Contribute to Amazon's mission of being Earth's most customer-centric company by making reading more accessible, enjoyable, and engaging for customers worldwide.