Manager, Software Development, EC2 Accelerated Nitro

Amazon; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global technology company in Berlin is seeking a Manager of Software Development for EC2 Accelerated Nitro. You will lead a team focusing on optimizing EC2 platforms for performance and reliability. The ideal candidate has strong software development experience, an understanding of operating systems, and excellent communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to drive strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment with advanced technologies.

Qualifikationen

• Previous experience developing software.
• Solid understanding of operating systems.
• Experience managing a software development team and applying agile development methodologies.

Aufgaben

• Evaluate complex business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to motivate the team.
• Create a vision for the team and plan for timely delivery.
• Build trust with leadership and customers through communication.
• Build a high-performance organization through hiring and mentoring.
• Influence other teams and leaders outside the organization.

Kenntnisse

Software development

Operating systems knowledge

Agile methodologies

Excellent communication skills

Cross-team collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Manager, Software Development, EC2 Accelerated Nitro leads a team of engineers with strategic business impact. The role focuses on optimization and innovation of EC2 platforms to ensure peak performance, scalability, and robust reliability. You will build a high-performance organization by crafting vision, defining the technical roadmap, and partnering with Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and hardware/off-host software teams across locations and time zones. The role requires a technical background in operating systems and software development, strong product planning and program management, operational excellence, and excellent written and verbal communication skills to build trust with leadership and customers.

If you are a dynamic professional who thrives on innovation and meaningful impact, this role offers an opportunity to drive strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, technology-focused environment. You should have proven experience managing complex projects, be skilled at building cross-team partnerships, and enjoy solving multifaceted technical challenges. The role rewards initiative and creative problem-solving and offers opportunities to grow in a dynamic environment with advanced technologies and diverse stakeholders.

About the organization

Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing provides product innovations—from foundational services such as Amazon S3 and EC2 to continuously released new product innovations that set AWS services apart. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with customers who require specialized security solutions for cloud services.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate complex business and technical requirements, and communicate inherent risks and solutions to technical and non-technical business owners.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Principal Engineers to understand the bigger picture, motivate and challenge the team to reach new heights.
• Create a vision for the team, plan for timely delivery, drive operational activities, and manage on-call rotations.
• Build trust with leadership and customers through timely, concise communication while staying aligned with technical details.
• Build a high-performance organization through hiring, mentoring, skill development, and performance management.
• Influence other teams and leaders outside the organization; work with Principal Engineers, and coordinate with teams globally.

A day in the life

You’ll hire talent to increase team effectiveness, operate the team’s software in production, anticipate problems, learn from mistakes, and ensure customer workloads run without disruption. You will drive the team roadmap, shape long-term vision, and collaborate with other EC2 Accelerated Nitro managers to strengthen engineering experience and organizational effectiveness. You will contribute to and influence the organization’s overall roadmap.

About the team

EC2 Accelerated Nitro aims to: (1) Leave no customer workload on-premises by engineering new EC2 instance families with hardware acceleration devices, and (2) Build the most feature-rich virtualization technology in the cloud.

About AWS

Inclusive culture and growth opportunities are emphasized. AWS encourages applicants who may not meet every preferred qualification and supports career development, mentorship, and continuous learning. The company highlights diversity, curiosity, and collaboration as core values, and promotes work-life balance and flexible working culture.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Previous experience developing software
• Solid understanding of operating systems
• Experience managing a software development team and applying agile development methodologies
• Experience building and executing a software product roadmap by driving projects and programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Linux software
• Understanding of critical performance areas of the operating system and kernel influence
• Experience designing and implementing a software development lifecycle
• Experience mapping business needs to engineering requirements

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