Software Development Manager, ElastiCache

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks a senior engineering manager to seed and lead a new database software team focused on ElastiCache. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture, design large-scale distributed services, and deliver strategic technical initiatives with bottom-line impact.

You will collaborate with senior executives, recruit talent, and guide career growth while balancing shipping commitments and long-term technical strategy in a fast-paced cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large distributed systems teams.
• Strong mentoring and people management skills.
• Experience shipping scalable database software.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor and lead a database software development team.
• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of distributed, large-scale services.
• Identify and lead work on complex systems with major business impact.
• Serve as a lead on demanding, multi-team, cross-functional projects.
• Participate in hiring and career development of team members.
• Collaborate with senior executives to set technical and business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Hiring

Cross-functional

Job description

Amazon ElastiCache is a massive at‑scale in‑memory data store powering some of the top companies around the world. At AWS, we build some of the largest distributed systems in the world and we are looking for top talent to help deliver the next best‑in‑class service for our customers.

We are looking out for a leader who is passionate about solving some of the challenges in distributed systems, and building highly talented teams. In this role, you will seed a new team chartered to deliver software to enable new use cases for Amazon ElastiCache. You will be responsible for delivering foundational software to grow the business over the next decade.

You are expected to draw from a deep and broad technical expertise to mentor engineers, complete hands‑on technical work and provide leadership on complex technical issues. You will manage a team of engineers and be responsible for delivering some of our most strategic technical projects, deliver large scalable systems, design new software systems at the forefront of distributed database technology and have a significant bottom‑line impact on our business and competitive position.

As a manager of software development in AWS, you will part of the larger technical leadership community that forms the backbone of the company, plays a critical role in the broad business planning, working closely with senior executives, influences our long‑term technical and business strategy, helps us hire talented team of engineers and ultimately enables us to deliver innovative new solutions rapidly.

Position Responsibilities:

• Hire, mentor and lead a database software development team.
• Lead design, implementation, and deployment of successful highly distributed, large scale services.
• Responsible for identifying, commissioning and leading work on complex, large‑scale systems that have a major impact on the entire company.
• Serve as a lead on demanding, multi‑team, cross‑functional projects.
• Actively participate in hiring talented people and assist in the career development of others both on and outside your team, mentoring individuals and helping other managers guide the career growth of their team members.
• Play a critical role in the broad business planning, working closely with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements. Help form long‑term technical and business strategy and goals.
• Demonstrate high levels of creativity and right judgments, most of the time.
• Understand business context to decisions made within and across groups.
• Maintain a current understanding of industry and technology trends.
• Contribute to Amazon's Intellectual Property through patents and/or external publications.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services

About the team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge‑sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one‑on‑one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences

AWS 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.

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee‑led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working