Cloud Systems Development Manager, Scalable DB

Amazon; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 166,300 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Systems Development Manager for ADC Non-Relational and Emerging Database Services in Jessup, MD. You will lead a DevOps‑driven team delivering scalable distributed systems for Neptune, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache, while upholding security, reliability, and high availability.

You will design architectures, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence using metrics and data‑driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or CSSLP certification required.
• 3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development or systems engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience coordinating work across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Build a best‑in‑class engineering team that delivers excellent results.
• Design and develop state‑of‑the‑art approaches to solving complex and ambiguous problems.
• Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through metrics and continuous learning.
• Mentor and grow others to take on increasingly higher responsibilities.
• Help raise the bar on technical excellence.
• Show thought leadership.
• Communicate proficiently and concisely to different audiences.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree / CSSLP

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Systems Development Manager for ADC Non-Relational and Emerging Database Services in Jessup, MD. You will lead a DevOps‑driven team delivering scalable distributed systems for Neptune, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache, while upholding security, reliability, and high availability.

You will design architectures, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence using metrics and data‑driven decisions.