Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Development to lead engineering teams within the Elastic Container Service (ECS) organization in Seattle, WA. ECS is a fully managed container orchestration service that enables customers to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications with speed and reliability. In this role, you will own the technical direction and execution of multiple engineering teams, define the roadmap for ECS features and infrastructure, and grow a high-performing organization of engineers and engineering managers.
What You Will Do?
You will lead two or more engineering teams responsible for designing, building, and operating ECS services at global scale. Your teams will own the full software development lifecycle - from requirements and design through delivery, operations, and continuous improvement. You will partner directly with Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and senior AWS leaders to set a multi-year technical vision for ECS and translate that vision into quarterly and annual deliverables. You will recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent in Vancouver and collaborate across AWS globally to raise the engineering bar.
A day in the life
- Own delivery of ECS features and platform improvements that directly serve thousands of customers running production workloads on AWS.
- Define and execute a multi-year technical roadmap aligned to AWS ECS product strategy and customer needs.
- Build and scale an engineering organization in Seattle, WA, hiring and developing engineers and engineering managers.
- Partner with Product Management and Technical Program Management to translate customer requirements into engineering plans with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
- Establish and maintain operational excellence standards: availability, latency, scalability, and security targets for ECS services.
- Drive cross-team architectural decisions and resolve technical ambiguity with data and engineering rigor.
- Represent the Seattle engineering organization in AWS-wide planning processes, including OP1/OP2 cycles and headcount planning.
- Hold teams accountable to high-quality engineering standards through design reviews, operational reviews, and post-incident analysis.
About the team
Seattle is a growing AWS engineering hub with deep access to top engineering talent from world-class universities and a diverse, global technology community. As a senior leader in Seattle, you will have the autonomy to shape the local engineering culture, establish operating rhythms, and partner with AWS teams globally to deliver ECS innovations that customers rely on every day.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
- Experience as a manager of managers
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 - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually
