Software Development Manager, EC2 Instance Connectivity

The AWS EC2 Control Plane team is in search of a manager to lead a team that owns critical EC2 instance connectivity services. This team owns services that enhance customers observability and troubleshooting by providing a suite of tools to connect to their EC2 instances that adhere to enterprise scaling and security requirements.

Were seeking a dynamic individual who can balance technical expertise with strategic thinking someone whos passionate about building scalable solutions and creating exceptional customer experiences. The ideal candidate will contribute to both team productivity and culture while driving innovation.

The ideal candidate is passionate about the large opportunity that Amazon EC2 presents and is eager for a significant intellectual technical and operational this role you will work with your team and senior leadership to develop launch and operate high quality services. You will need to be technically strong able to communicate clearly and capable of leading and growing a strong team that delivers results.




Key job responsibilities
* Direct management of the software engineering team including supporting and growing the team and recruiting/hiring new team members.
* Translation of complex functional and technical requirements into detailed plans and schedules; manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team by defining implementing and maintaining a coherent progressive development strategy.
* Lead the evolution of the software engineering practices within the organization (metrics development methodology innovation).
* Understand and set a high bar for all parts of the DevOps lifecycle including design automation documentation monitoring and testing.
* Be an advocate and drive optimization across the organization.

- 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

- 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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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 VA Arlington - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually