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Software Development Manager

New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

Do you want to fundamentally improve the quality of software for your fellow software developers?
The Builder Tools organization within Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Software Development Manager to run the team in charge of Amazon's massive distributed deployment system (Apollo) front end. Our team runs the services which enable the Amazon's developer community to build cutting edge services and technologies. With it, every developer in Amazon can continuously change running Services without ever degrading the customer experience. Our scale far exceeds that of most companies on the planet.

As a Software Development Manager in our team you will have the opportunity to lead and develop your team. You will drive feature delivery through all phases of the software production cycle including design, development, testing, deployment, operation and maintenance. We own and build every aspect of our services, from UI to backend systems and databases. Because our technology plays a key role in Amazon's ability to innovate you will have the chance to productively collaborate with a very large number teams.

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If you are passionate about taking a foundational system with unprecedented scale requirements to the next level, come join us! You will be rewarded with the opportunity to lead a highly visible team, define how Amazon creates software, influence the success of every software development team (including AWS, Alexa, Retail, and Digital) throughout Amazon, and make Amazon the best place to develop software in the world!

AWS has the most services and more features within those services, than any other cloud providerfrom infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databasesto emerging technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, data lakes and analytics, and Internet of Things. AWS Platform is the glue that holds the AWS ecosystem together. Whether its Identity features such as access management and sign on, cryptography, console, builder & developer tools, and even projects like automating all of our contractual billing systems, AWS Platform is always innovating with the customer in mind. The AWS Platform team sustains over 750 million transactions per second.

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About Us
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Inclusion
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-live balance. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're 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 based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Learn more about Amazon on our Day 1 Blog: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/ "

"Remote/Hybrid Work Options Available
We value your time to innovate and recognize the need for heads down time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords engineers with options to work in the office every day or work remotely in a flexible hybrid schedule if located near one of our Amazon offices."

AWS has the most services and more features within those services, than any other cloud providerfrom infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databasesto emerging technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, data lakes and analytics, and Internet of Things. Whether its Identity features such as access management and sign on, cryptography, console, builder & developer tools, and even projects like automating all of our contractual billing systems, AWS Platform is always innovating with the customer in mind. The AWS Platform team sustains over 750 million transactions per second.

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us .

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
7+ year relevant work experience shipping commercial software
3+ year experience with Java, C#, C++ or C
5+ year experience managing direct reports

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with Unix family of operating systems
Experience with Ruby, Python, Perl scripting languages
Experience designing and implementing distributed systems
Experience developing and deploying cloud based applications

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
Job ID: Amazon-1378476
Employment Type: Other

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