Software Development Manager III, Apollo (AWS)

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); Sur place; USD 185 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Amazon's Apollo team seeks a Software Development Manager III to lead a skilled group of engineers responsible for expanding Apollo into new AWS locations and ensuring operational excellence at scale. The role combines hands‑on leadership with strategic roadmap delivery.

You will mentor engineers, drive multi‑tier service design, and partner with product teams to deliver high‑value cloud capabilities for EC2, S3, DynamoDB and related services in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management.
• 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.
• Knowledge of SDLC practices, code reviews, source control, build and testing.
• Experience partnering with product/program management teams.

Responsabilités

• Manage the design and implementation of software solutions and infrastructure builds and transitions, including code reviews, testing, deployment and post-launch monitoring.
• Lead and manage the team that drives standards for operational excellence and resiliency.
• Develop, communicate, and maintain project roadmaps.
• Establish strong relationships with internal partners and stakeholders to align on needs while operating existing systems at high quality.
• Drive hands-on technical contributions and mentor engineers to achieve results.

Connaissances

Engineering management

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Project roadmaps

Description du poste

Software Development Manager III, Apollo

Job ID: 10538044 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. To meet the ever-growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

Amazon’s massive software deployment system, Apollo, is a core part of Amazon and AWS high availability and expansion, enabling thousands of distributed software services running on millions of servers with constantly-updating software and no downtime. We are looking for a Software Development Manager who will have the opportunity to attract and lead a team of Software Development Engineers that will expand Apollo into new AWS locations, and scale it to assure the operational success of the systems used to deploy some of the largest cloud services on the planet, such as EC2, S3, DynamoDB, and the thousands of services behind Amazon’s consumer brands.

Do you like automating complex tasks, solving technical problems, and working with systems at scale? Do you have experience managing large, complex programs? Want to learn how to stand up new AWS regions from scratch?

A Software Development Manager in our team will play a critical role in shaping the roadmap for the expansion of Apollo. A successful candidate will be a hands-on manager with an established background in developing and operating platforms and services, developing and hiring extraordinary talent, have strong technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage the design and implementation of software solutions and infrastructure builds and transitions, including including code reviews, testing, deployment and post-launch monitoring
• Lead and manage the team that drives organizational standards for operational excellence and resiliency
• Develop, communicate, and maintain project road maps
• Establish strong relationships with internal partners and peer stakeholders to understand and meet their needs while operating existing systems at a high quality
• Dive into details of issues, make technical contributions, and drive the delivery of products and software solutions
• Hands-on development of your team. Mentor, coach and grow highly talented engineers. Train engineers on best practices and drive operational excellence.
• Partner with stakeholders and peer teams to align on priorities, influence roadmaps, and deliver cohesive solutions that create measurable customer value at scale.

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, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually