Amazon Software Development Manager - Embedded AWS Hardware Engineering 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

42244222

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion."The AWS Hardware Engineering team is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to spearhead firmware development for the next generation of data center hardware. In this role, you will orchestrate the efforts of talented engineers to deliver unique hardware solutions and scale those for AWS customers. As a key member of the Firmware team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, guiding the development of embedded systems that power AWS's infrastructure.Key job responsibilities
As the Firmware Team Manager, you will lead a talented group of firmware engineers, fostering their professional growth and cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence. Your key responsibilities will include defining and presenting the annual roadmap for delivering high-quality firmware solutions to organizational leadership, ensuring alignment with AWS's strategic goals. You'll collaborate closely with AWS hardware and software teams to integrate firmware into the broader ecosystem of AWS Data Center services. Your role will extend beyond development, as you'll also support the deployment and operation of the developed software in AWS data centers, ensuring smooth implementation and optimal performance.About the team"*Why AWS*
*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.*Work/Life Balance*
*Inclusive Team Culture*
*Mentorship and Career Growth*
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional."

- 3+ years of engineering team management 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
- 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
- Experience managing a team of high calibre Software Engineers developing complex, world class, scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

- 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
- Experience delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment
- Experience with the scrum methodology