Software Development Manager, Distributed Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Aurora DSQL team in Seattle seeks a Software Development Manager to lead a high-impact group of engineers working on hot-path query processing and distributed systems. You will mentor a strong team, own the full lifecycle of services, and partner with product teams to deliver scalable cloud-native capabilities.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical vision, and delivery across large-scale distributed software written in Java/C#/C++, with opportunities for career growth within AWS.

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.
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management across the SDLC.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS, Engineering, Math, or related field.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a strong team of engineers responsible for hot-path query work.
• Mentor and coach a high-performing team with distributed systems expertise.
• Own full development life cycle and operation of services.
• Collaborate with product and other teams to shape roadmaps and delivery.

Skills

Engineering management

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Java/C#/C++

Technical leadership

Lifecycle management

Product partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

Java

C#

C++

Service-oriented architecture

Job description

Amazon's Aurora DSQL team in Seattle seeks a Software Development Manager to lead a high-impact group of engineers working on hot-path query processing and distributed systems. You will mentor a strong team, own the full lifecycle of services, and partner with product teams to deliver scalable cloud-native capabilities.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical vision, and delivery across large-scale distributed software written in Java/C#/C++, with opportunities for career growth within AWS.