Manager, Software Development, AWS In-Memory Databases

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Ireland seeks a leader to guide the database software group responsible for highly distributed, large‑scale services in AWS. You will mentor engineers, drive design decisions, and collaborate with product leadership to align technical direction with business goals.

You will own hiring, set technical strategy, and lead multi‑team efforts to deliver impactful software while maintaining a strong focus on quality, delivery speed, and operational excellence in a fast‑growing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team.
• Experience in engineering and software development.
• Experience defining and developing multi‑tier web services.
• Experience partnering with product and program management teams.
• Knowledge of engineering practices across the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor and lead a database software development team.
• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of highly distributed, large‑scale services.
• Identify and lead work on complex, large‑scale systems with major impact.
• Serve as a lead on multi‑team, cross‑functional projects.
• Participate in career development of team members and other managers.
• Partner with senior executives to shape business targets and technical strategy.
• Stay current on industry trends and contribute to IP through patents/publications.

Skills

Engineering management

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Product partnership

Job description

Amazon's NoSQL services such as DynamoDB and Elasticache are massive at-scale services that are powering some of the top companies in the world. At Amazon, we build some of the largest distributed systems in the world and we’re looking for top talent to help not only deliver the next top tier service but also to help grow the business at the same time.

We’re on the lookout for a leader who is passionate about caching systems, distributed systems and people. A rare combination. In this position, you will be leading the engineering team behind a new caching service for AWS and as a result we’ll need you to help not only lead the team in making the right technical decisions but also partner with product management to ensure that we’re making the right calls for the business at the same time.

You will own the design, development, testing, and deployment of these database services. You will draw from a deep and broad technical expertise to mentor engineers, complete hands‑on technical work, and provide leadership on complex technical issues.

You will manage a team of engineers and be responsible for delivering some of our most strategic technical projects, delivering large scalable systems, designing new software systems at the cutting edge of distributed database technology, and having a significant bottom‑line impact on our business and competitive position.

As a manager of software development in AWS, you will be part of the larger technical leadership community that forms the backbone of the company, playing a critical role in broad business planning, working closely with senior executives, influencing our long‑term technical and business strategy, helping us hire a talented team of engineers, and ultimately enabling us to deliver innovative new solutions rapidly.

This position within the Database Services team represents a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast‑growing business and help shape the technology, product, and business. A successful candidate will bring deep technical and software expertise, strong business acumen and judgment, the ability to define visionary, groundbreaking products, the ability to hire and lead a team, have an industry‑wide impact, and the ability to work within a fast‑moving, startup environment in a large company to rapidly deliver services that have a broad business impact.

Position Responsibilities:

• Hire, mentor and lead a database software development team.
• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of successful highly distributed, large‑scale services.
• Responsible for identifying, commissioning, and leading work on complex, large‑scale systems that have a major impact on the entire company.
• Serve as a lead on demanding, multi‑team, cross‑functional projects.
• Actively participate in hiring talented people and assist in the career development of others both on and outside your team, mentoring individuals and helping other managers guide the career growth of their team members.
• Play a critical role in the broad business planning, working closely with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements. Help form long‑term technical and business strategy and goals.
• Demonstrate high levels of creativity and right judgment, most of the time.
• Understand business context to decisions made within and across groups.
• Maintain a current understanding of industry and technology trends.
• Contribute to Amazon’s Intellectual Property through patents and/or external publications.

Basic Qualifications

• 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 lifesite 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

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