DESCRIPTION

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.

AWS Data Processing and Experience group provides rapidly growing, industry acclaimed cloud services in areas of big data platforms to data analytics to operational databases. The group is at the forefront of innovation in these areas producing world-class cloud services such as Glue, EMR, Athena and many more.

Job summary
Data Processing is one of the fastest growing areas in the industry offering a fully managed, serverless data preparation service. We make it simple and cost-effective to organize and categorize your data, and run analytics on it using different execution engines.

We are building a scalable, industry first, low-latency analytics platform to power the future of all Analytics. This team will also be responsible for growing and building out the platform to run large scale analytics.

We are looking for a software development manager to lead the serverless analytics platform that powers the large scale execution of jobs, SQL and sessions. You should be a self-starter with a bias towards independent problem solving. Clear communication and prioritization will be important as you partner with Product Management to plan and deliver experiences for customers. You have a passion for managing complex technology projects and helping the team make strong business judgments.

We are looking for people who:
* Are passionate in building large scale distributed systems
* Thrive in culture of ownership, autonomy and deliver results
* Are energized by working in a fast pace environment
* Love to innovate and invent in an agile and collaborative way

The Responsibilities:
* Lead a group of talented engineers building Data analytics platform and customer features
* Lead and grow a software development team responsible for rethinking analytics with customer experience and simplicity at forefront.
* Manage the design, implementation, test, and deployment of software
* Conceive innovative new solutions for our customers, at the intersection of multiple fields: Big Data, analytics, warehousing, and machine learning.
* Mentor senior engineers, provide leadership on complex technical issues, design tradeoffs, and feature and schedule prioritization
* Work with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements, and influence our technical and business strategy
* Hire talented engineers and managers

About the team
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
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 5+ years of engineering team management experience
– 7+ years of engineering experience
– 8+ 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, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
– Experience partnering with product or program management teams
– Bachelor’s degree
– Strong verbal and written communication skills

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
– Work experience delivering one or more version one products
– Superior analytical and problem solving skills