Software Development Manager, Open Data Analytics Engines
About the role
The ODA Fundamentals team owns the end-to-end lifecycle of releases across Amazon EMR (EC2, EKS, Serverless), AWS Glue, and Amazon Athena. We build, validate, register, and distribute AMIs and Docker images that power every cluster. We own the Kamino pipeline, the automated system that takes open-source frameworks and packages them into production-ready releases. We also own patching (in-place and OS-level), region builds (launching services in new AWS regions), and release automation tooling. Our pipeline directly impacts every EMR, Glue, and Athena customer.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 13-15 engineers building the next generation of release automation for Open Data Analytics.
- Own reducing operational toil, improving release velocity, and scaling our pipeline to new services and regions.
- Design and implement services that automate the build, validation, and distribution of releases across all deployment modes.
- Drive the architecture and delivery of distributed systems that must be reliable, scalable, and secure.
- Set the technical direction for release infrastructure, define the roadmap for automating manual operational work, and ensure our services are available in every AWS region.
- Hire, develop, and retain strong engineers, and create an environment where the team delivers high-quality software at increasing velocity.
Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
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
Skills
- 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
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
Pay
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Learn more about accommodations for the application and hiring process.
Schedule
Amazon offers flexible scheduling to help you balance your work and personal life. Learn more about our flexible scheduling options at https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/flexible-scheduling.