Software Development Manager – API Gateway & Workflows

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an engineering leader to grow a diverse team responsible for API Gateway and related serverless infrastructure.

You will own the development lifecycle for critical services, partner with product management to shape roadmaps, and deliver scalable, latency‑sensitive software used by millions of customers.

This role requires strong people management, a data‑driven mindset, and a commitment to an inclusive culture that empowers engineers to excel.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of experience in engineering teams
• 3+ years of 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

• Own the outcomes of a team delivering high-impact software that protects millions of customer workloads
• Manage team performance, career development, and growth through regular coaching, mentorship, and feedback
• Build and execute technical roadmaps in partnership with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure the right work is prioritized and delivered on time
• Evaluate trade-offs between operational excellence and feature development, balancing short-term needs with long-term architectural goals
• Foster a positive, inclusive team culture where engineers are empowered to deliver their best work
• Drive engineering best practices including code quality, testing, CI/CD, and operational readiness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with security, networking, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions

Skills

Engineering team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems design

Code quality & CI/CD

Security & infrastructure coordination

Tools

CI/CD

Source control (Git)

Distributed systems tooling

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an engineering leader to grow a diverse team responsible for API Gateway and related serverless infrastructure.

You will own the development lifecycle for critical services, partner with product management to shape roadmaps, and deliver scalable, latency‑sensitive software used by millions of customers.

This role requires strong people management, a data‑driven mindset, and a commitment to an inclusive culture that empowers engineers to excel.