System Development Manager, OpsTech Solutions

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 166,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Austin, TX, seeks a leader for the OpsTech Solutions application development team to drive IT service delivery, mentor SDEs, and oversee the full development lifecycle from pilot design to production rollout, emphasizing CI/CD and AI/ML systems to raise engineering excellence.

The role offers a competitive base salary of 166,300–225,000 USD annually, plus RSUs and comprehensive benefits, with cross‑functional collaboration and leadership exposure in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development life cycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• 5+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of SDEs and Systems Development Engineers; provide mentorship and career development
• Manage the full development lifecycle from proof-of-concept through production deployment, including pilot design, success metrics, security reviews, and scaled rollout
• Raise the technical bar by establishing engineering best practices, code review standards, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence mechanisms for AI/ML systems
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership on strategy, progress, risks, and business impact through mechanisms like MBRs, sprint reviews, and roadmap presentations

Skills

Team leadership

AWS

DevOps/CI-CD

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

Description

As a leader of the OpsTech Solutions application development team, you will be at the forefront of IT service delivery, collaborating across OpsTech Solutions infrastructure and services teams. You will be surrounded by people who are passionate about optimizing IT services and believes that world-class service is critical to customer success. You will work across all internal teams to drive tooling and process improvements to ensure a high quality, fast resolution customer experience. Your mission is to develop a world‑class customer experience and set new customer service standards in IT Delivery.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of SDEs and Systems Development Engineers; provide mentorship and career development
• Manage the full development lifecycle from proof‑of‑concept through production deployment, including pilot design, success metrics, security reviews, and scaled rollout
• Raise the technical bar by establishing engineering best practices, code review standards, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence mechanisms for AI/ML systems
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership on strategy, progress, risks, and business impact through mechanisms like MBRs, sprint reviews, and roadmap presentations

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular, full‑time employees include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development life cycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• 5+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
• Experience with AWS technologies
• Experience securing cloud software services and understanding design for scalability, performance and reliability
• Experience in agile software development methodology
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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, TX, Austin - 166,300.00 - 225,000.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10478503