Lead Developer for New Amazon Online Text Business

Amazon.com hires people from all types of backgrounds, into positions based all over the world. We recruit the best and brightest. Why Join Amazon.com? At Amazon, we believe that every day is still Day One. A day to take a first step. A day to look forward to new challenges. And today is that day for you. It's your day to be a part of something great. Your day to make your ideas come to life. And your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That's the energy and excitement behind Amazon. Lead Developer for New Amazon Online Text Business Amazon currently offers over 1 million online text documents for sale and we have big plans for vastly expanding the size of the business. Our vision is to enable publishers to sell their online text in any format, any access model, any business model, etc. and enable customers to purchase and access this content via Amazon. Join the Amazon Digital Text team now to get in on the early phase of this exciting expansion. You will manage and lead the engineering team that builds the systems that power this experience! Our systems are powered by Java, Perl, Ruby, Oracle and Linux. We are looking for a lead developer or software development manager who is customer focused and has a passion for building high-scale systems. You will use your leadership skills to build and lead the small team to deliver high-quality software, while using your development skills to be involved in writing the code.  You will have the opportunity to grow your management skills as the team expands.Successful candidates will have a strong background in an object-oriented language such as Java or C++ and experience leading successful software projects. A BS or MS in computer science or a relevant area is required.