Requirements

• 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 in engineering team management
• Experience in leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services
• Experience partnering with product and program management teams

Nice to Haves

• Experience 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 effectiveness

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and hire a world-class software development team
• Design, implement, and deploy successful highly distributed, large scale services
• Serve as a lead on complex, multi-team, cross-functional projects
• Participate actively in hiring and career development for your team and others
• Play a critical role in broader business planning and work closely with senior executives to develop targets and resource requirements
• Define long-term technical and business strategy and goals
• Exercise creativity and sound judgment in problem-solving
• Understand business context for decisions across groups
• Maintain current knowledge of industry and technology trends
• Own the design, development, testing, and deployment of Network Monitoring software systems across Amazon’s network
• Create innovative automated solutions by engaging directly with customers and designing solutions to their problems
• Launch, support, and incrementally improve your code for the benefit of customers
• Work collaboratively in a flexible, fast-paced team environment

Perks and Benefits

• Join a diverse team of software, hardware, network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers
• Collaborate across AWS to deliver high standards for safety, security, capacity, and cost efficiency
• Inclusive culture welcoming bold ideas and empowering ownership to completion
• Employee-led affinity groups fostering a culture of inclusion and celebration of differences
• Ongoing events and learning experiences supporting continuous curiosity and growth
• Endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career development resources
• Supportive work-life balance with flexible working culture