AWS-Scale Software Development Manager

Amazon Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team building and operating software systems at scale.

You will own the technical vision and roadmap, guiding engineers through design, implementation, deployment, and long-term maintenance while coaching growth and shaping technical direction. You will work with product management and cross-functional partners to prioritize work, manage tradeoffs, and deliver robust, customer-focused solutions that balance speed and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 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 partnering with product or program management teams

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing software development team, providing coaching, mentorship, and career development guidance to engineers across multiple levels while building a strong talent pipeline through effective hiring practices.
• Own the technical strategy and 1–2 year product roadmap for your team's software systems, defining priorities that align with organizational goals and customer needs while making transparent tradeoffs on scope, resources, and timelines.
• Drive system design decisions across your team's architecture, ensuring solutions meet scalability, performance, security, and maintainability requirements while reducing complexity and technical debt over time.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners—including product, program management, and peer engineering teams—to align on priorities, resolve dependencies, and deliver cohesive solutions that improve the customer experience.
• Establish operational excellence practices including metrics, audit mechanisms, and quality standards that enable your team to maintain healthy systems, respond effectively to issues, and continuously improve delivery processes.

Skills

Engineering team management

Engineering team collaboration

Architecting systems

Multi-tier web services

Lifecycle and ops practices

Product/program collaboration

Job description

Amazon Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team building and operating software systems at scale.

You will own the technical vision and roadmap, guiding engineers through design, implementation, deployment, and long-term maintenance while coaching growth and shaping technical direction. You will work with product management and cross-functional partners to prioritize work, manage tradeoffs, and deliver robust, customer-focused solutions that balance speed and