Full Job Description
As a software development manager on our team you'll help to establish teams developing new systems from scratch working closely with senior technical leaders within the team and across AWS. You'll coordinate feature development across teams ensuring new functionality fits into the broader slate of AWS services. You'll drive a culture that values operational excellence security customer focus and continuous improvement.
Key job responsibilities
• Drive technical strategy design development deployment and operations for new and existing AWS services working alongside Amazon Connect.
• Lead and mentor multiple software engineers.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to define product vision roadmap and create impactful solutions.
• Build and grow high-performing teams.
• Drive architectural decisions for large-scale highly available cloud services.
• Ensure operational excellence and compliance with industry standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent programs and projects in an intrapreneurial environment.
• Foster a culture of innovation inclusion and technical excellence.
• Solve complex challenges that organization faces today through innovative use of cloud and AI technologies.
A day in the life
You will start your morning reviewing operational dashboards and system health metrics before joining your team's stand-up to unblock engineers and align on priorities. Throughout the day, you will participate in design reviews, partner with product managers to refine upcoming features, and hold one-on-one coaching sessions with your direct reports. You will also contribute to strategic planning documents, engage in cross-team technical discussions, and carve out time to stay connected to the details of your team's architecture and code.
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
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
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.
USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually