Software Development Manager, S3 Index

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Software Development Manager for the S3 Index team in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at massive scale while building both great software and great teams, contributing to one of AWS's foundational services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost.

Join us to lead the design, delivery, and operations of select services within the S3 Index Control Plane system. Apply now to build great software and great teams!

Company Overview

Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost.

Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. With data center locations in the U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan, customers across all industries are taking advantage of our low cost, elastic, open and flexible, secure platform.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: bachelors-degree
• Experience: 5 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery & operations of select services which form part of the S3 Index Control Plane system.
• Lead and mentor a team of talented software engineers, creating structures that enable them to solve complex problems and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Own team-wide architectural decisions and technical direction for high-visibility components of S3.
• Create mechanisms and metrics that enable you to explain your team's performance and identify opportunities to improve customer experiences.
• Partner with engineering leaders across S3 to identify and address complex technical challenges.

Requirements

• 2+ years of engineering team management experience
• 5+ 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
• 3+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance).
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP).
• Paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive global team environment.