Software Development Manager, Neuron Testing Service, AWS Neuron SDK

AWS Neuron is the complete software stack for the AWS Inferentia and Trainium cloud-scale machine learning accelerators and the EC2 servers that use them.

As the Software Development Manager for the Neuron Testing Infrastructure Team you will be responsible for leading a talented team of engineers to develop and maintain the critical testing service that enables continuous integration and validation across the entire Neuron SDK Development organization. You will oversee the design development and operation of our large-scale EKS-based test execution platform that manages thousands of test runs daily across pre-release hardware multiple EC2 instance types and diverse software configurations.

In this role you will manage the full lifecycle of a high-demand business-critical service that directly impacts the velocity and quality of AWS Neuron releases. You will ensure the platform maintains strict availability goals while scaling to meet growing demand from development teams. Your team will be responsible for integrating new EC2 instance types and pre-released hardware implementing advanced queue management algorithms optimizing resource utilization across large EKS clusters and maintaining operational excellence. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including compiler runtime and framework teams to ensure their testing needs are met efficiently and reliably.

A successful candidate will have an established background in building and operating large-scale distributed systems on AWS. Experience managing production EKS clusters at scale (500 nodes) is essential along with proven expertise in service reliability queue management systems and high-availability architecture. Direct customer-facing experience supporting internal development teams and a strong motivation to achieve results through operational excellence are critical for success.

- 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
- Hands-on experience managing large-scale EKS clusters (500 nodes) in production environments
- Experience with queue management systems and resource scheduling

- 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
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as: AWS CloudWatch Datadog New Relic and Splunk
- Experience with Kubernetes at scale including autoscaling resource optimization and multi-tenant architectures

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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 WA Seattle - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually