Lead Software Engineering Manager, AWS Transform

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

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Boston is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team of engineers, shaping the technical vision and product roadmap, guiding the full software lifecycle from design to operations.

You will partner with product management and other teams to deliver scalable, secure, maintainable systems, invest in talent growth, and establish operational excellence. This role offers growth at Amazon scale with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years 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

Team management

Engineering experience

System design

Web services

SDLC knowledge

Product collaboration

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Boston is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team of engineers, shaping the technical vision and product roadmap, guiding the full software lifecycle from design to operations.

You will partner with product management and other teams to deliver scalable, secure, maintainable systems, invest in talent growth, and establish operational excellence. This role offers growth at Amazon scale with a strong benefits package.