Amazon Software Development Manager - Amazon Redshift 

United States, California, East Palo Alto 

313657937

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Manager at Amazon Redshift, you will:
* Take overall responsibility for growing and leading a database software development team responsible for rethinking the assumptions behind traditional databases to build and grow the database service in cloud.
* Shape a culture of innovation and serve your team of engineers so that they can leverage their full potential and grow.
* Mentor a team of talented and experienced software engineers, complete hands-on technical work and provide leadership on complex technical issues, design tradeoffs, and feature and schedule prioritization.
* Work with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements, influence our technical and business strategy.
* Have the ability to define ground breaking products and the ability to hire and lead a team.A day in the life* Work on the latest technology, as we constantly build the latest research concepts into Redshift.
* Learn from the best, as you are working on challenging engineering tasks in a team of very experienced experts and managers that you will work closely with.
* Be part of an inclusive environment that allows you to perform at your best, in a fun atmosphere.

* 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
* Experience partnering with product or program management teams

* Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering.
* A leadership position in a team delivering query execution engine or distributed systems.
* Experience influencing engineering best practices in your organization.
* Experience with database internals such as query optimization and execution.