Senior Software Development Manager , Access Management Services

Socket.dev

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 298,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Manager to lead the ABAC policy services team. You will own Tier‑1 authorization services, guide policy expression and evaluation, and drive automated guardrails to balance security with developer productivity.

You will lead a cross‑functional, high‑performance group, partnering with engineering, operations, finance, and security to deliver scalable, reliable authorization capabilities across Amazon’s services and workflows.

Qualifications

10+ years of engineering experience.
5+ years of engineering team management experience.
10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience.
Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

Make high‑judgment decisions at speed and seek inputs when information is imperfect.
Tackle hard, ambiguous problems in large distributed systems.
Lead through people, defining structure and urgency as needed.
Deliver results with a focus on quality and impact.
Follow data and think strategically while executing tactically.
Redesign systems to improve beyond status quo.
Juggle competing priorities in a fast‑moving environment.
Build trust with senior stakeholders and partner teams.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Program management

Distributed systems

Security outcomes

Customer experience

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring of engineers

Strategic thinking

Managing multiple programs

Job description

Amazon's Access Management Services (AMS) organization builds and operates the authorization backbone for all of Amazon. Our services govern who and what can access resources across the company — from group membership and ownership to policy evaluation and contingent authorization, to access lifecycle management. We secure authorization decisions at Amazon scale. Security is our top priority, but we also obsess over availability, latency, and cost-to-serve for the teams that depend on us.

AMS is looking for an experienced Senior Software Development Manager to lead the organization that builds, owns, and operates Amazon's attribute-based access control (ABAC) policy services. Your team defines how authorization policies are expressed, evaluated, and enforced across Amazon — making access decisions for every service and workflow that touches protected resources. You will own Tier‑1 services foundational to Amazon's operations while driving a shift from manual, team‑by‑team policy configuration toward intelligent defaults and automated guardrails that reduce friction for builders without compromising the security bar. This is a hard problem — ABAC policy must be expressive enough to cover wildly diverse authorization use cases, reliable enough to bear deep operational dependencies, and performant enough to operate at a scale where even small design choices have outsized blast radius.

This team is in the middle of a fundamental acceleration. The rise of agentic AI across Amazon is reshaping how authorization works — and how we build it. We're applying generative AI to compress our own development cycles, transform how we operate Tier‑1 services, and deliver new AI‑native authorization capabilities that let Amazon's businesses safely adopt agentic workloads at speed. If you love transforming legacy processes, building high‑performing teams, and operating at a pace that matches the moment, this role will fit. You'll have substantial visibility with senior executives and the mandate to move fast. You'll need strong instincts for security outcomes paired with a passion for customer experience — and the technical depth to guide and raise the bar on principal engineers, SDEs, and development managers on system design, incremental delivery, and operational excellence.

This role invents and delivers for internal customers and is inherently cross‑functional and requires the ability to think big and collaborate with others as you work closely with teams across engineering, operations, finance, and security. We are looking for a critical thinker who thrives on solving challenges in partnership with teams across Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

You make high‑judgment decisions at speed — seeking the right inputs without waiting for perfect information
You dig into hard, ambiguous problems and don't flinch at complex distributed systems
You lead through your people, not over them — challenging teams to find the answer while knowing exactly when to step in with structure and urgency
You expect effort, reward results, and hold yourself to the same bar
You follow the data, think strategically about where the world is going, and still dive deep to stay close to tactical execution
You have a healthy intolerance for the status quo — you'd rather redesign a system than patch around its limitations
You juggle competing priorities without dropping quality in a fast‑moving environment
You build trust quickly with senior stakeholders and partner teams who depend on your services

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career‑advancing resources here to help you develop into a better‑rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work‑life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

10+ years of engineering experience
5+ years of engineering team management experience
10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience partnering with product and program management teams
Experience designing and developing large scale, high‑traffic applications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.