Sr. Software Development Manager, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Amazon • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

We seek an experienced Software Development Manager with a background in
developing, delivering, and supporting software services that provide simple
solutions for a broad set of problems. You have a strong technical ability,
great communication skills, and know-how to inspire your team to achieve bar
raising results in a fast-paced environment. You have a track record of building
and leading strong teams of talented engineers, and you enjoy working with smart
people. You will own your services and be able to make product decisions that
balance competing priorities.

About the team
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) is a disaster recovery service provided by
AWS that enables organizations to minimize downtime and data loss with fast,
reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications. DRS uses
cost-effective AWS resources to maintain an up-to-date copy of source servers on
AWS, allowing for point-in-time recovery and failback to the primary site after
an issue is resolved.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 6+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• 3+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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

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
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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