Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 184,900 - 250,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSU/Stock options

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle (WA) is seeking a technical leader to guide a world-class engineering team responsible for building next-generation infrastructure management systems for AWS.

You will drive API development, secure device connectivity, and observability platforms while scaling a global fleet of devices. You will shape engineering strategy, recruit and mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders across AWS to deliver secure, high-quality systems at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 3+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a group of software development engineers, including hiring, promotion, performance assessments, career development, and technical mentorship
• Work closely with engineers to build large-scale, highly distributed systems solving complex problems. Review both design specs and code and provide feedback to engineers to insist on highest standards in terms of system design and code quality
• Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions for management API infrastructure, on-device gateways, SDK development across multiple languages (Rust, Python, Java, C/C++), and observability platforms
• Partner with leadership and customers across engineering teams, infrastructure engineers, and network operators to identify new features that can bring substantial benefits. Prioritize feature requests to maximize contributions to our goals while maintaining the right trade‑off between addressing tactical needs versus investing in strategic solutions
• Translate business requirements into engineering requirements to scope resource needs and manage multiple projects and dependencies effectively to deliver projects on schedule. Lead sprint planning, stand‑ups, and retrospectives to assign work, monitor progress, and collect feedback
• Lead the transition from reactive operational mode to proactive design leadership, establishing comprehensive design review processes and technical standards
• Drive operations excellence by analyzing ticket root causes, system performance bottlenecks, defects, and technical debt, creating projects to reduce both short‑term and long‑term operational load
• Manage complex dependencies across multiple teams including component teams, infrastructure teams, and network operations while maintaining delivery commitments and quality standards
• Establish team processes that enable rapid innovation while maintaining the highest standards of code quality, system reliability, security, and operational excellence
• Communicate technical vision and progress to senior leadership, translating complex technical concepts into business value and customer impact

Skills

Team management

Engineering experience

Distributed systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Java

C/C++

Rust

Python

Go

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle (WA) is seeking a technical leader to guide a world-class engineering team responsible for building next-generation infrastructure management systems for AWS.

You will drive API development, secure device connectivity, and observability platforms while scaling a global fleet of devices. You will shape engineering strategy, recruit and mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders across AWS to deliver secure, high-quality systems at scale.