Software Development Manager

DescriptionAmazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an innovative and passionate engineer to architect and build new capabilities for our Investments Platform. A singular goal of this platform is to provide our field personnel with secure, highly available, scalable and performant solutions and services so that they can continue to provide excellent service to our customers. You will have the opportunity to join a dynamic team with diverse skill sets, be able to influence our technical direction and build exciting new capabilities that operate at Amazon scale. The platform will provide the foundation for full-stack applications built using native AWS technologies. You will interface with several key stakeholders of this platform including our product, program leaders and with our key technical partners across AWS.A qualified candidate for this role enjoys building highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems using native cloud architectural patterns. If you are interested in being part of AWS and building services that allow AWS to reach its innovative and aggressive goals, then we look forward to connecting with you. You'll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain top-notch experience in cloud computing.The ideal candidate will be passionate about simple and elegant software solutions and focus on improving performance. The leader we are looking for will bring proven experience building, managing and mentoring engineering teams. In this role, you will:·· Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach.· Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.· Manage multiple development teams focused on creating the complex platforms for personalized experiences.· Mentor your team members to promote engineering excellence.· Drive continual improvements to the efficiency and flexibility of the business platform while keeping an extremely high bar customer trust, performance, and availability.· Leverage strong communication skills and a passion for using data and software to drive business decisions at scale.· Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications· Report on status of development, quality, operations and system performance to managementInclusive Team CultureHere 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 (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Work/Life BalanceOur 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 GrowthOur 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. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· 7+ years of experience working directly within engineering teams· Experience partnering with product OR program management teams· 3+ years of people management experience, managing engineers· 3+ years of experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.· 5+ years of professional software development experience.· 5+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems· 5+ years of people leadership.· Expertise building and deploying scalable, highly available systems that have been delivered to end customers.· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.· Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Scala, C, C#.· Experience mentoring engineers and helping them develop their technical skills and leadership abilities.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS· Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.· 10+ years of experience in building large scale, multi-tiered, distributed applications.· Experience developing large scale services on AWS such as Amazon DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, IAM, Redshift, Athena.· Experience leading high-impact, cross team architectural design decisions, and guide senior engineers by setting examples to deliver solutions to ambiguous problems.· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.· Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.· Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals like object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the bias of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.