Amazon Dev Center U.S., Inc. Looking For Software Development Manager – AWS Identity Resource Management, AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) at Herndon, VA Full Time

• 7+ years of experience working directly within engineering teams
• Experience partnering with product OR program management teams
• 3+ years of people management experience, managing engineers
• 3+ years of experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Master’s/Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or engineering
• Proven skills designing and developing simple solutions to complex, customer challenges
• 7+ years’ experience developing software
• 5+ years’ experience managing software development teams
• Experience leading and developing highly-skilled software engineering teams
• Experience forming teams and recruiting software engineers and managers
• Good understanding of various platforms and technologies (AWS, Java, Python, C#, Ruby)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job summary

Security is the primary concern for customers moving to the cloud and AWS is dedicated to providing security features our customers need, at scale. Our objective is to simplify how customers define security and access for their resources as they operate among multiple accounts.

AWS has the most services and more features within those services, than any other cloud provider–from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases–to 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.

The AWS Identity team owns and operates highly scalable, highly available distributed systems that are used by all AWS customers and internal service teams alike. We are pioneers in areas such as identity, access management, security and providing massively scaled, distributed platform capabilities to all of AWS. We enable our customers to control and secure the most sensitive data on the internet. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need brilliant engineering leaders to work with us on this new initiative!

We are rapidly expanding the reach and capabilities of our service, AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM), to help customers manage their AWS resources at scale. We are looking for a talented engineering leader that can own and drive the growth of this service as it because critical to our customers.

AWS has the most services and more features within those services, than any other cloud provider–from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases–to 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture, design, code ownership for long-term product strategy for AWS Resource Management services
• Build customer-facing features alongside product managers and engineers
• Own the development of a low-latency, high-availability AWS platform service
• Ownership and continuous improvement of all operational metrics and automation tools for your team’s software
• Manage communication with stakeholders and execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Coach and manage high-performing engineering team

About Us

Inclusive Team Culture

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.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life 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. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Key job responsibilities

• Architecture, design, code ownership for long-term product strategy for AWS Resource Management services
• Build customer-facing features alongside product managers and engineers
• Own the development of a low-latency, high-availability AWS platform service
• Ownership and continuous improvement of all operational metrics and automation tools for your team’s software
• Manage communication with stakeholders and execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
• Coach and manage high-performing engineering team

A day in the life

A day in the life of a Software Development Manager (SDM) on the AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) team focuses on organizing and planning the team’s objectives for today and the future. SDMs meet with the engineering team to define priorities, track progress, and help unblock. Outside of the team, SDMs will coordinate with other leadership members to align objectives and identify the next steps, which may span the following days, week, and months. Individual engineers will also meet with the SDM to gather feedback for growth and progress.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and asynchronous architectures
• Strong understanding of system and application performance characteristics
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• 3+ years of working with large distributed systems

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.