Sr Software Development Manager

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.

In this role, you will own and build the critical AWSservices in Textract, Bedrock Data Automation (BDA) and Recognition in the machine learning and generative AI field. This is an area that requires solving the hardest engineering challenges to enable machine learning powered solutions for our customers. Experience with machine learning systems is preferred, but not required. You will deliver some of our most strategic technical projects, deliver large scalable systems, design new software systems and have a significant bottom-line impact on our business and competitive position. In addition to delivering critical software, you will draw from a deep and broad technical expertise to mentor engineers and provide leadership on complex technical issues. This position within the AWS Bedrock team presents a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast growing business and help shape the technology, product and the business. A successful candidate will bring deep technical and software expertise, desire to have an industry wide impact and ability to work within a fast moving, startup environment in a large company to rapidly deliver services that have a broad business impact.
You will lead the incredible talents to drive the innovation, efficiency in in the exciting AI industry, relentlessly raise the technical bar while you embrace below critical tenets.

Proactive Problem Solving: We prioritize solutions over complaints, focusing on closing gaps, solving challenges, and nurturing our talent simultaneously.

Respect and Accountability: We honor our legacy while committing to clear, data-driven communication around critical business and technical decisions. It s essential that we provide a comprehensive and positive context for our choices.

Technical Fearlessness: We embrace challenges, consistently striving to achieve what seems impossible. Our passion fuels our commitment to collaborate closely with our talented teams worldwide.

Key job responsibilities :

Lead and Mentor a Talented Team: You will manage and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Your leadership skills will be pivotal in guiding the team through complex challenges and ensuring their professional growth.

Drive Technical Vision and Strategy: As the Sr SDM, you will play a crucial role in shaping the technical vision and strategy for the team. You will work closely with stakeholders, product managers and scientists align your roadmap with business objectives.

Agile Methodologies and DevOps Practices: You will champion agile methodologies and DevOps practices within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, automated testing, operational excellence and efficient software delivery and release.

Collaboration and Communication: This role involves working closely with Product Management, UX Design, Applied Science, and Engineering Leadership across multiple teams in Bengaluru, SEA, Bellevue and NYC. Effective collaboration and communication skills are essential in this role to ensure alignment and seamless integration of efforts.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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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. - 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment