Software Development Manager Jobs in Tennessee
Software Development Manager jobs in Tennessee are open across Nashville, Chattanooga, and Franklin and other Tennessee metros, with employers like Oracle, Amazon, and MCKIM & CREED hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Are you driven by innovation and complex problem-solving? At Infrastructure Reliability Engineering, we build scalable solutions that ensure the reliability of Amazon's critical systems. Our team develops and operates tools that detect and prevent outages to maintain high availability across Amazon's global infrastructure. Join us to architect solutions that directly impact millions of customers, with the resources and support to make meaningful contributions.
The team at Amazon is responsible for building intelligent and real-time insights into service-to-service communications, network traffic, and event correlation across hundreds of Amazon’s critical fulfillment and robotics services. Our solutions support visibility into anomalous service behavior to prevent and quickly recover from incidents, ensuring high availability to keep the Customer Promise.
We are seeking talented Software Development Manager to invent the next generation of agentic observability solutions at Amazon scale. As part of this dynamic and forward-thinking team, you'll have the opportunity to lead greenfield programs while collaborating with leaders and customers across Amazon. We foster a culture that encourages personal and professional growth, empowering our team members to continually expand their skills and knowledge. If you are passionate about leading a high performance team, whose tech stack includes ML, back end, front end, and data engineering, then this role is for you!
Key job responsibilities
- Building, leading and growing diverse, inclusive and high-performing engineering product teams, including recruiting, mentoring, motivating, promoting and performance management of engineers and scientists.
- Partner effectively with cross-functional teams including customers, product managers, stakeholders and leaders to ensure the successful delivery of product capabilities.
- Timely execution and prioritization of goals for the team and effectively mitigating risks.
- Strategic leadership to create product roadmaps, set the vision for the team and collaboratively partner with other stakeholder teams.
- Technical leadership including architecture and design discussions for science and engineering problems and technical deep dives to ensure resolution of root causes of complex issues.
- Manage the operational support of products at scale to ensure prevention and timely resolution of customer impactful problems.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
If you are passionate about developing robust, highly available, scalable agentic and automated systems at tremendous scale, this is an excellent opportunity for you. Apply today to join our talented team!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 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 partnering with product or program management teams
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
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
- Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, TN, Nashville - 175,700.00 - 237,700.00 USD annually
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Software Development Manager Job Market in Tennessee
A snapshot from current Tennessee openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Oracle6

- Amazon2

- MCKIM & CREED2

- Stantec2

- ECS Limited1

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software7
- Consulting & Professional Services3
- Construction & Real Estate2
- Food & Beverage1
- Manufacturing1
What Tennessee Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software development manager jobs across Tennessee.
- 5 or more years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a people management role
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams through full software development lifecycles
- Strong proficiency in agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Excellent communication skills for translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Software Development Manager Jobs in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions
How many software development manager jobs are there in Tennessee?
There are 17+ software development manager openings in Tennessee on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Nashville, Chattanooga, and Franklin. New positions post regularly as employers across Tennessee hire.
Which Tennessee cities have the most software development manager jobs?
Nashville, Chattanooga, and Franklin have the most software development manager openings in Tennessee right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire software development managers in Tennessee?
Employers hiring software development managers in Tennessee include Oracle, Amazon, and MCKIM & CREED, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote software development manager jobs in Tennessee?
Yes. About 6% of software development manager openings tied to Tennessee are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Tennessee metros.
How do I apply for software development manager jobs in Tennessee?
You can apply to software development manager jobs in Tennessee directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Tennessee location, then apply to each one that fits.
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