Sr Technical Program Manager, Penrose Networks

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Penrose Networks is seeking a Sr Technical Program Manager to join the AWS datacenter networking team. You will own programs spanning multiple VP‑level organizations, drive new software components, network and hardware designs, and business process restructuring to deliver next‑generation datacenter networking.

You will collaborate across AWS to drive highly technical discussions with engineers and lead end‑to‑end initiatives that scale globally, with a focus on reliability, performance, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams.
• 3+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• Experience managing programs across cross‑functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.
• Deep technical understanding of system design and ability to code.

Responsibilities

• Drive software and hardware programs to meet growing customer demand.
• Manage cross‑functional projects on a global scale.
• Interact with Software/Network Engineers, Managers, and Senior Leadership.
• Run meetings, maintain timelines, and keep groups informed of progress and blockers.
• Develop detailed and creative solutions to complex problems with engineers.
• Drive simplification in engineering, PM, and architecture to unblock innovation.
• Partner with multiple teams across locations to align priorities and deliver outcomes.

Skills

PM experience

Engineering collaboration

Software development

Tech program mgmt

Cross-functional mgmt

Deep tech design

Job description

AWS has been innovating on behalf of customers since 1995. Penrose Networks provides fast, reliable, and high-bandwidth connectivity inside the datacenters powering Amazon Web Services' cloud. Penrose Networks is looking for a Sr Technical Program Manager to join the team.

Role overview

In this role, you’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help deliver the next generation of datacenter networking. You will own programs spanning multiple VP-level organizations, drive the development of new software components, network infrastructure designs, hardware designs, and business process restructuring. You will directly contribute to making the next-generation of datacenter networking a reality.

You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams
• 3+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
• Experience managing programs across cross‑functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Deep technical understanding of system design and ability to code. Although this role does not require coding, you are expected to drive highly technical conversations with engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and critical‑path management experience
• Experience managing projects across cross‑functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
• Knowledge of software development practices and data center/infrastructure/networking technologies

Key responsibilities

• You’ll drive both software and network hardware programs to meet the ever‑growing customer demand.
• You’ll manage competing cross‑organizational projects on a global scale.
• You’ll interact cross‑team with Software and Network Engineers, Managers, Technical Program Managers, and Data Center Technicians, and Senior Leadership (Director and above).
• You’ll run meetings, create and maintain timelines, and keep large, diverse groups informed of progress and obstacles. You will proactively identify blockers and resolve them before they impact projects.
• You’ll work with engineers to develop detailed and creative solutions to complex problems. You will identify or create simple, scalable solutions for big problems.
• You’ll drive simplification efforts in engineering and project/program management, and architecture to unblock innovation.
• You’ll partner with multiple teams across various locations to ensure priorities are agreed and outcomes are delivered.

A day in the life

Technical Program Managers in the AWS Networking organization have a wide range of responsibilities: we work with internal partners to develop and implement the next‑gen infrastructures along with the tooling ecosystems to support these platforms, driving efficiency and scalability through the automation of builds, configuration deployment, and the scaling of capacity. As our network is one of the largest in the world, there is no blueprint at our scale allowing our engineers to develop solutions to the complex challenges that we face daily. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective. Our team owns the tooling and network infrastructure that provides bandwidth within AWS datacenters.

About the Team

Penrose Networks is the next‑generation datacenter network in AWS. Through a novel architecture based on special mathematical properties, we deliver more resilient, higher‑bandwidth, and lower‑cost networking compared to the current industry standard. Our team has invented this technology, proven its viability, and driven its adoption across AWS. We are currently working to further enlarge the adoption of this technology to a wider set of use cases and locations.

Miscellaneous

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Base salary range: USA, CA, Santa Clara – 171,000 – 231,400 USD annually; USA, WA, Seattle – 148,700 – 201,200 USD annually. Final compensation will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Comprehensive benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Company: Amazon Data Services, Inc. – Job ID: A10440290