Software Development Manager, AWS Vetting
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Interested in leading software teams that are on the forefront of new business endeavors for Earth’s leading cloud computing company? Would you enjoy broad yet equally deep scope that impacts all AWS systems globally? Are you up for leading the software teams that monitor the health and security of all AWS servers?
What do we do: We build platforms and tools that ensure the health of AWS hardware by testing every new and rebuilt system across all AWS data centers and manufacturing sites. Our systems ensures that AWS customers get the capacity they need to run their applications on a healthy hardware. Our space is fast-moving, and has a large number of ambiguous and difficult challenges.
As an SDM, you will have the opportunity to lead a team that builds, invents, evolves, scales, and maintains distributed software systems for AWS Vetting. You lead the long-term strategy and solution to challenging technical and business problems.
The right candidate will enjoy finding solutions to hard problems, working with other teams to build scalable solutions, and growing the career of your team of engineers. You should be able to thrive and success in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. You understand mission critical services and obsess over customer experience. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, and build mechanisms to keep programs on track, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. It also includes working closely with other managers and TPM’s to help shape the customer experience.
Key job responsibilities
- Own design, development, test, deployment and operation of capabilities in AWS Vetting platforms
- Advise and consult with other SDM’s and Senior Engineers on design and architecture
- Provide technical direction to your the team, and influence technical direction of stakeholder teams
- Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps
- Hire and mentor software/system engineers and actively participate in developing their career.
- Partner with Product Mangers and TPMs to accelerate delivery of solutions to our customers.
- Be responsible for ensuring sanity of architecture, operational excellence and quality, delivering results on time.
A day in the life
As a Software Development Manager, you will work with your customers, peers, and TPMs on execution of product roadmap. You will own the Vetting Execution Engine which is a critical service in Data Centers and Manufacturing to vet capacity and host health. In this position, you will be managing your team and work with other SDM’s or stakeholders in designing, developing, and delivering solutions to our customers. You own supporting production issues and tickets.
About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.