Amazon Software Development Manager 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

950668741

We offer a unique opportunity to solve some of the most interesting problems associated with providing secure, reliable, fast and highly scalable solutions. In the process you will have the opportunity to work on a number of industry leading AWS services including EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Step Functions, Lambda and SWF. You will also have the opportunity to own and shape the growth of multiple new components and features, thus providing you the opportunity to accelerate your learning and career growth while continuing to work on exciting technologies.As a Software Development Manager for the AppStream Control Plane Services team, you will drive important cross team initiatives to develop next generation AppStream solutions by working closely with senior technical leaders within the team and across AWS. You will collaborate and influence across multiple development teams to design, develop, test, and deploy secure, scalable services. You will work on highly visible projects and collaborate closely with product owners, engineering leaders, and leadership across the company. You'll drive a culture that values operational excellence, security, customer focus, and continuous improvement. You will have significant influence on our overall product strategy by helping define the features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product.Key job responsibilities
• Lead the team to Design, Develop, Deliver and Operate secure, reliable and scalable solutions for customer features as well as internal operational improvements.
• Mentor and Manage the growth for a team of 6-8 engineers.
• Establish a close partnership with a dedicated product team who have established a bold vision for application streaming solutions.
• Collaborate and Work across team boundaries with other domains and services within End User Computing and help deliver on business priorities by showing high bar of ownership, earn trust and deliver results .
• Work in a fast-paced, self-starting culture oriented toward building proof-of-concept and innovative solutions quickly.
• Manage a minimum of tech debt.
• Ensure an emphasis on privacy and compliance, ensuring that AppStream continues to earn and preserve customer trust.
A day in the life• Raise the tech bar: Have a deep understanding of the tech behind the products we build and own, including system architecture and AWS technologies. Though you will work with senior and principal engineers, you must be able to provide and advocate for your own technical point of view.
• Collaborate on product direction: Build and maintain a strong, working relationship between the engineering team and product management, translating product vision and requirements into working software.
• Lead beyond your team: Be a leader within AppStream2.0 as well as the wider EUC organization. Share best practices and technical acumen in order to drive technology and process decisions across our organization.
• Deliver quickly and incrementally: Provide structure to the development activities of your team, building and releasing features iteratively.
About the team
This team is a great fit for you if
• You enjoy working with a fun team that prides itself on a great work environment with an inclusive group of people that are working together towards a common goal.
• You like to be part of a collaborative environment where the team supports each other and you have access to mentors and senior engineers for guidance
• You want to have fun; surround yourself with a highly talented pool of engineers that like to solve complex problems, but also enjoy work life balance.ABOUT 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.Why AWS
Work/Life BalanceInclusive Team CultureMentorship 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.Seattle, WA, USA

- 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 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
- Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously and ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired