Software Development Manager

Who you are

• 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 engineering team management
• Experience in engineering
• Experience in leading the definition and development of multi tier web services
• Experience partnering with product and program management teams
• 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
• AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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

What the job involves

• We are looking for an engineering leader eager to improve the discoverability, safety, and efficiency of DynamoDB. In this role, you will lead us on a journey toward a next-generation cloud database that takes advantage of the latest hardware advancements to deliver amazing performance at an attractive price point
• As a software development manager on the DynamoDB team, you will lead a team of passionate engineers to build reliable, highly scalable distributed systems
• This is a good opportunity to pave the path for a new generation of cloud database services, grow as a technology leader, and work with some really smart people. You need to not only be a top software development leader with a good track record of delivering, but also passionate about managing people
• If you want to test your limits, build a world-class team, and tackle challenges at a scale and level of impact rarely seen, join us
• Dynamo DB is part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry
• As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services
• Identifying technical requirements based on business goals and product direction, and translating those requirements into detailed architecture and design
• Executing multi-engineer, cross-team projects, and mentoring others on project management and prioritization
• Delivering quality projects and features on time and on budget
• Leading design reviews for the engineering team. Setting and driving technical best practices for the team
• Participating in the full lifecycle of day-to-day development activities, including prioritization, task breakdowns, writing design documents, design and code reviews, implementation, deployment, and operations
• Performing data analysis to identify opportunities to optimize our services
• Maintaining current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, and working with management and the development team to bring in new technologies when appropriate