Step Functions is a visual workflow service that helps developers use AWS
services to build distributed applications, automate processes, orchestrate
microservices, and create data and machine learning (ML) pipelines. Join us to
lead a team inventing the way builders develop serverless applications that run
at cloud scale.
We are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager (SDM) to lead a
team of software engineers to deliver an innovative developer experience that
makes it easy to build applications that scale. You will use your technical
expertise and customer obsession to guide delivery of strategic projects with
bottom-line impact on our business and competitive position. You will use your
business acumen to make trade-offs between tactical, operational, and long-term
objectives. Your skills coaching and mentoring will help team members reach
heights they never thought possible. You will have the opportunity and autonomy
to take the team in new directions that meet customers where they are and will
be.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational
services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to
set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC
organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute,
Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps
services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized
security solutions for their cloud services.
About AWS
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.
Why 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.
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.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Hire, manage, and grow your team of diverse engineers.
- Create and maintain short and long-term product and tech roadmap.
- Lead delivery of projects with the right sense of urgency that balances the
need to innovate quickly with long term sustainability and quality
- Influence stakeholders within and outside of the org and be able to work
across multiple orgs.
- Deliver value for our customers while also focusing on building the right
tech for operational excellence, maintainability and future extensibility.
- Set the right operational models for the teams to succeed.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of
management, building trust across the organization, and demonstrating discretion
with sensitive information.
- Demonstrate the ability to break abstract goals into attainable, measurable
work items.
- Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment while
driving teams to complete goals and execute across multiple parallel running
technical projects. Basic Qualifications: - 2+ years of engineering team
management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 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 Preferred
Qualifications: - 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations
[https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more
information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary for this position ranges from $171,400/year up to $286,200/year.
Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related
knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company.
Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of
compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in
addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
