Software Engineering Manager, AWS CloudFormation

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 203,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead a team responsible for AWS infrastructure tooling and services. You will guide architecture, partner with product managers, and drive delivery of scalable cloud solutions.

You will hire and develop engineers, collaborate with principal engineers, and shape the technical direction for multi-tier web services in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years designing or architecting scalable systems.
• 8+ years leading the development of multi-tier web services.
• Experience with full software lifecycle practices (coding standards, reviews, CI/CD, ops).
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and launch of software systems at scale.
• Refine product requirements with product managers and stakeholders.
• Define architecture and drive technical direction for projects.
• Hire, coach, and grow engineers while coordinating across teams.

Skills

Team management

Engineering leadership

Hiring & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Cloud/DevOps experience

Architectural design

Tools

CloudFormation

RPDK

AWS services

Job description

AWS Infrastructure as Code helps customers to easily and efficiently adopt AWS services while ensuring that their applications run safely in the cloud. We develop services, including CloudFormation and Cloud Control API, that empower customers to spin up infrastructure across AWS at unprecedented scale.

The Provider Experience team provides the building blocks for customers to scale and grow their use of AWS services and third-party solutions. With the CloudFormation CLI and Resource Provider Development Kit (RPDK), we enable AWS service teams and third-party developers to build a standardized resource-based interface to their services and provide access to customers via the CloudFormation Registry. From there, we make it easy for developers to discover each resource's capabilities and build solutions to manage infrastructure at AWS scale.

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that cloud computing represents, thrives when presented with complex new challenges, and can serve as a strong leader for hiring and developing engineers as the team grows. As a member of our team, you'll work alongside principal engineers, refine product requirements with product managers, define architecture, and be a leader in the implementation and launch of software.

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, NY, New York - 203,400.00 - 275,200.00 USD annually