Software Development Manager — Identity & Access Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Sign-on payments

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Development Manager for the AWS Identity team.

You will own the technical vision and roadmap for identity services, lead a team of software engineers, and drive simplifications using AI tooling while ensuring high-quality delivery. You will collaborate with product management and partner teams to align priorities, hire and mentor engineers, and scale systems across cloud workloads.

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 definition and development of multi-tier web services.
• Knowledge of SDLC practices, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, live-site operations.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision and product roadmap for your team's services, defining system architecture and aligning priorities across teams to deliver scalable identity and access management solutions.
• Lead, grow, and mentor a team of software development engineers with clear goals and development plans.
• Drive simplifications across systems, leverage AI tooling, ensure quality and responsible development practices.
• Coordinate cross-team programs, manage delivery risks, and remove roadblocks to ship high-quality software on schedule.
• Make design decisions for distributed services at scale, balancing maintainability, performance, and security.

Skills

Engineering management

System design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Recruiting

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Development Manager for the AWS Identity team.

You will own the technical vision and roadmap for identity services, lead a team of software engineers, and drive simplifications using AI tooling while ensuring high-quality delivery. You will collaborate with product management and partner teams to align priorities, hire and mentor engineers, and scale systems across cloud workloads.