Software Development Manager, BDT - Cradle

Amazon; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Manager for the BDT Cradle initiative in Detroit. You will lead a team building scalable data lake components, collaborating with data engineers and analysts, and aligning with product management on architecture and strategy.

Expect ownership of operational metrics and delivery of high‑impact features using AWS big data tools. You will mentor engineers, drive agile processes, and help shape long‑term architectural direction while delivering

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years of designing or architecting scalable systems.
• 8+ years of leading the development of multi‑tier web services.
• Experience with full software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience partnering with product/program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of engineers.
• Foster career growth and a strong team culture.
• Recruit, hire, mentor, and coach engineers.
• Work cross‑functionally with internal customers to clarify requirements, set priorities and communicate direction.
• Own all operational metrics for your team’s software.
• Manage the agile development process to deliver incremental value to customers.
• Work with product management to develop long‑term architectural and business strategy.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Hiring/mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile development

Operations metrics

Tools

AWS suite (S3/EMR/Glue/Redshift/Athena)

Apache Spark

Hive

Presto

Flink

Job description

Software Development Manager, BDT - Cradle

Amazon is big and very data driven. Interested in building the next generation analytics platform to make this easy at an Amazon scale? Amazon's BDT organization is building a new data lake marketplace allowing for data producers and consumers to easily and securely share large volumes of data, run massively parallel analytics and share the gained insights.

As part of the BDT organization, we are developing the core services of the data lake that includes cataloging, storage, access, compliance and quality and we’re looking for top engineers to build it from the ground up.

This is a hands‑on position where you will be do everything from designing and building highly scalable components and state‑of‑the‑art features to formulating strategy for EMR and Redshift at Amazon, mentor other engineers and work with our business partners, data engineers and analysts to help them get the best results. You need to not only be a top software developer with excellent programming skills with a stellar record of delivery but also show bias for customer obsession. You need to have a real passion for very large scale databases and massively parallel computing. You will work with the latest AWS technologies in the big data space such as S3, EMR, Glue, Redshift and Athena to build new applications that leverage these technologies and open source frameworks like Apache Spark, Hive, Presto and Flink.

Key job responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of industry‑leading software engineers
• Foster career growth and a strong team culture
• Recruit, hire, mentor, and coach engineers
• Work cross‑functionally, interfacing with internal customers to gain clarity on requirements, set priorities and communicate direction and progress
• Own all operational metrics for your team’s software
• Manage the agile development process and methodology to deliver incremental value to customers
• Work with product management to develop long‑term architectural and business strategy

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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

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.

USA, MI, Detroit - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually