Senior Engineering Manager: Cloud Messaging & Open Source

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks an experienced engineering leader to guide and mentor a high‑caliber team responsible for AWS messaging services. You will drive open‑source collaboration with enterprise delivery at scale, shaping software quality and operational efficiency.

You will empower engineers, set technical direction, and help deliver mission‑critical distributed systems in a fast‑paced environment, partnering with product teams to align strategy and execution.

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.
• 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 service‑oriented architecture experience.
• 1+ years of developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 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.

Skills

Engineering management

Software engineering

Multi-tier web services

SDLC leadership

Java/C#/C++

SOA distributed systems

Distributed programming

Software background

Bachelor's degree

Software lifecycle practices

PM collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks an experienced engineering leader to guide and mentor a high‑caliber team responsible for AWS messaging services. You will drive open‑source collaboration with enterprise delivery at scale, shaping software quality and operational efficiency.

You will empower engineers, set technical direction, and help deliver mission‑critical distributed systems in a fast‑paced environment, partnering with product teams to align strategy and execution.