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Software Development Manager, AFT External Fulfillment

Bengaluru · On-site · Manager · Full-time

Software Development Manager for Amazon AFT External Fulfillment in Bengaluru managing teams building scalable web services.

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Posted 26 Oct 2026 · found on Amazon's own careers page

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  1. Walk me through how you'd design a GenAI-based test tool that multiple independent teams across Amazon could plug into for their own testing pipelines. What would the extensibility points look like, and how would you avoid it becoming a one-off script that only your team can use?
    From the posting: “design and develop GenAI tools, frameworks and testing infrastructure to facilitate the testing by multiple teams and Amazon business. This includes analyzing requirements, assessing testability, identifying automation opportunities and implementing them for projects where the work will be run by multiple businesses in parallel.pen_spark/ ... for projects where the work will be run by multiple businesses in parallel.pen_spark/ ... facilitate the testing by multiple teams and Amazon business.pen_spark/ ... pen_spark/Design and develop GenAI tools, frameworks and testing infrastructure to facilitate the testing by multiple teams and Amazon business.pen_spark/Lead effort towards simplifying test tools and technologies in terms of efficiency, effectiveness stability, extensibility, and scalability.”
  2. The HR conversational AI assistant starts giving employees confidently wrong answers about a leave policy that recently changed. Walk me through how you'd triage and fix this in production.
    From the posting: “driving the operational fundamentals (accuracy, latency, quality) that earn employee trust”
  3. The Payroll and Freight postings talk a lot about 'ambiguous problems' and 'solving complex problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.' Tell me about a time when you had to turn an ambiguous or fuzzy requirement into a clear technical solution.
    From the posting: “You will solve ambiguous business problems and map them to elegant technical solutions”
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Amazon Fulfilment Technologies (AFT) is seeking an innovative and results-driven engineer to join our team. AFT is the backbone of Amazon's global operations, developing modern software, hardware, and processes that power our vast network of fulfilment centers that move billions of units of inventory, employs tens of thousands of people, and ensures that customers get what they want when promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. Key job responsibilities This Software Development Manager role is pivotal to delivering an exceptional experience for External Fulfillment customers and vendors worldwide.

This leader will manage a team that develops and maintains highly scalable, highly available web services and systems at the heart of External Fulfillment technology offerings. These services support the EF business globally, through rapidly evolving and complex demands in a high-9’s availability environment. A day in the life This leader will: * Work with senior leaders in EF to define product Tech strategy and roadmap * Lead high-quality execution of software products against project plans and delivery commitments; architect and develop the best technical designs for extensibility, reliability, and scalability * Build and develop a high performance software development organization by hiring, mentoring and growing a best-in-class team * Own all operational metrics and support * Work directly with development teams in Bellevue, Toronto, Bangalore, and across the globe on shared projects and dependent deliverables

Basic qualifications

- 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 - Experience in engineering team management - Experience in engineering - Experience in leading the definition and development of multi tier web services - Experience partnering with product and program management teams

Preferred qualifications

- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy - Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers 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.

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