Software Development Manager AWS Documentation

AWS Technical Content Experience (TCX) is transforming how we create and update technical information and documentation for AWS with AI. This is your opportunity to join a fast moving project with significant customer impact and direct visibility to senior leadership. Come help us build new documentation experiences across AWS.

We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a team building innovative experiences using AI to enhance content creation and management.

What We Do
The AWS TCX Engineering team owns all of the tools that support the creation and delivery of AWS Documentation. We innovate we research we learn and we experiment. We collaborate with product managers to understand our customers needs. In this role you will lead a team of engineers building solutions from design through deployment and support using the best of available tools including AI (Bedrock Q others) Lambda and DynamoDB. You will be responsible for building and growing a highperforming engineering team while maintaining high code quality standards optimizing development processes and fostering a culture of mentorship and continuous learning. You should be invested in helping our customers understanding that it is important to pair infrastructure with the ability to properly manage it at scale. Most importantly you should be comfortable leading in a fastpaced environment where delivery of new products and features is very rapid. AWS Documentation is a critical part of our cloud and AI is rapidly transforming how content is created managed and consumed.

The right candidate will possess proven software engineering and people management skills with experience leading teams that create and launch large distributed systems. You are expected to be versatile able to thrive in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment and passionate about developing engineering talent. You are comfortable managing competing priorities and are able to bring order to ambiguous scenarios. Maturity impeccable judgment and the ability to influence and lead are essential to success in this role. You are datadriven and analytical. You can clearly & effectively communicate (written as well as verbally) across organizations and up to senior leadership.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. We generally keep core inoffice hours from 10am to 4pm and value a balance of inperson collaboration with individual focus work.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. As a manager youll be expected to create growth opportunities for your team members through project assignment coaching and career development planning. We care about your teams career growth and expect you to help each engineer develop into a betterrounded professional capable of taking on more complex challenges.

Key job responsibilities
* Build and lead a highperforming engineering team while maintaining technical excellence
* Drive technical strategy and ensure alignment with AI technologies and best practices
* Manage the design development and operation of highlyscalable software services
* Coach and develop engineers through effective feedback and career planning
* Create and maintain a positive inclusive team culture
* Partner with product management to deliver customer value

3 years of engineering team management experience
7 years of engineering 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

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 committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.