Software Dev Manager - AWS Ground Station, AWS Aerospace Solutions

Amazon • Denver, CO

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About The Position

Are you excited about changing the way space operators communicate with their
spacecraft? At AWS Ground Station we are changing the way the industry thinks
about space to ground communication. Our service enables customers to
communicate with their spacecraft in an on demand model that leverages all the
benefits of the AWS network and infrastructure.

A Software Development Manager on our team owns the development and delivery of
key features as we innovate for our customers. You will encourage and support
your team while you:

- Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with
each other.
- Collaborate with others to evaluate requirements and technologies that close
the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
- Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and
cost effective.
- Share your knowledge as you foster career growth. Mentor and coach developers
to help them achieve their career goals.
- Implement GenAI first development

Amazon’s vision is to be the world’s most customer-centric company, and this
role is key to that vision. These technologies are essential for meeting our
customers’ expectations for service and value and meeting Amazon’s goals for
efficiency, speed, and reliability as we continue expanding the service around
the world. As an ideal candidate, you:

- Inspire the people around you
- Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (developers, product
and project management, and service leadership).
- Manage the agile development process to deliver value to customers.
- Are comfortable addressing and resolving ambiguity.
- Recognize and appreciate diversity of thought and perspectives.

Each day you will ensure your team has the resources they need to deliver on
their goals. You will collaborate with other colleagues in the service to
support product development, solve problems and blockers, and focus on the
actions that are most impactful for program success. All while building a
service on a team that’s committed to low operational burden by designing for
it. That puts work-life balance, personal and professional growth as a
principle, not a goal.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and
maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires
that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI
security clearance or commensurate clearance for each government agency for
which they perform AWS work.

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Key job responsibilities
As an engineering leader, you will:

- Review projects' ability to deliver robust and scalable solutions toward this
vision, learning and incorporating new technologies as appropriate.
- Build relationships with other Development Managers, Engineers and Technical
Project Managers across various AWS service teams.
- Participate in the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and
delivery of large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms,
services or technologies.
- Participate in Agile project management methodologies to provide technical
leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development
lifecycle (SDLC).
- Build, manage, and develop world-class engineers including hiring and guide
and mentor engineers and project managers within and outside of the team.
- Ensure high quality design reviews which meet business and architectural goals
and drive critical feedback on architecture and design issues.
- Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business goals with
team, executive leadership, and with customers

A day in the life
In this role, you will own the roadmap for your team and manage day-to-day
development activities, participate in architecture decisions, design reviews,
and represent your team to Ground Station leadership. You will mentor and lead
both engineers and managers, and grow them to embody best practices. Within the
team, you will serve as a leader who defines the group’s priorities and vision.
You will collaborate with teams within Ground Station and AWS to create the best
in class solutions for our customers worldwide!

Candidates must be comfortable with ambiguity and eager to embrace ownership and
accountability.

About the team
Why AWS

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 that help our team members develop your engineering
expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored
affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what
makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams.
Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and
passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Requirements

• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Nice To Haves

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• 5+ years of Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry experience
• Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
• Experience with software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Responsibilities

• Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with each other.
• Collaborate with others to evaluate requirements and technologies that close the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and cost effective.
• Share your knowledge as you foster career growth. Mentor and coach developers to help them achieve their career goals.
• Implement GenAI first development
• Review projects' ability to deliver robust and scalable solutions toward this vision, learning and incorporating new technologies as appropriate.
• Build relationships with other Development Managers, Engineers and Technical Project Managers across various AWS service teams.
• Participate in the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and delivery of large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms, services or technologies.
• Participate in Agile project management methodologies to provide technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Build, manage, and develop world-class engineers including hiring and guide and mentor engineers and project managers within and outside of the team.
• Ensure high quality design reviews which meet business and architectural goals and drive critical feedback on architecture and design issues.
• Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business goals with team, executive leadership, and with customers

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed