Software Development Manager, Lambda

AWS Lambda the pioneering serverless compute service is a mature yet innovative offering experiencing continuous rapid growth. Having become a critical compute infrastructure and the default choice for a wide range of applications Lambda is now unlocking new possibilities making this an exciting time to join the team.

As an Engineering Manager youll lead a team of engineers who are building the foundational systems that power Lambdas Data Plane. Youll be responsible for services that enable applications to scale from zero to millions of requests instantly without provisioning any infrastructure - representing the forefront of cloud computing technology.

Your teams mission is to make Lambda a highly dependable service that consistently delivers exceptional availability and performance. Additionally youll drive innovation to extend Lambdas capabilities to new use cases empowering developers to build serverless applications with ease.

In this role youll lead a team of exceptional engineers providing technical guidance mentorship and inspiring them to push the boundaries of serverless computing. Youll collaborate with cross-functional teams drive architectural decisions and ensure the delivery of high-quality scalable and fault-tolerant systems that meet the ever-growing demands of Lambdas global customer base.

If youre ready to be part of the team thats revolutionizing serverless computing and building the invisible infrastructure that powers AWS Lambda this is the opportunity for you.

Key job responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of skilled software engineers inspiring innovation in serverless computing.
Architect and develop core systems powering AWS Lambdas serverless auto-scaling capabilities ensuring scalability fault-tolerance and high performance.
Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical roadmaps and deliver customer-centric solutions.
Stay ahead of emerging technologies and industry trends driving adoption of new practices to enhance Lambda.
Represent the team in technical discussions advocating for priorities and solutions.
Foster a culture of innovation continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team.
Manage recruitment hiring and onboarding of talented software engineers to achieve team goals.

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Job location is Seattle WA. Domestic relocation assistance available


A day in the life
As an Engineering Manager your primary focus will be driving innovation and technical excellence for AWS Lambda - the pioneering serverless computing platform:

Mentor a team of software engineers fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing through stand-ups code reviews and one-on-ones. Inspire them to push boundaries and embrace failure as a learning opportunity.

Architect and develop core systems powering Lambdas Data Plane ensuring scalability fault-tolerance and high performance to handle massive traffic spikes seamlessly. Optimize service utilization and economics improving resource efficiency while maintaining high availability and low latency.

Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers architects and engineering teams to align on technical roadmaps and deliver customer-centric solutions. Stay ahead of emerging technologies and drive the adoption of new practices to enhance Lambda.

Your internal stakeholders include engineering teams product managers and Lambda leadership while your customers are developers and businesses worldwide relying on Lambda. Your mission Ensuring a boringly trustworthy service that empowers them to focus on business logic without worrying about infrastructure or operations.

About the team
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
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About AWS
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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- 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 building low latency high availability distributed applications

- 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

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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 job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.