Software Development Manager, Aurora PostgreSQL

Amazon • Redmond, WA

88d • $166,400 - $287,700

About The Position

Are you interested in building hyper-scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way databases are built for the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services? Amazon Aurora is an exciting new area of innovation for AWS, and the Postgres-compatible edition of Amazon Aurora is built on one of the most active code bases in the open source community. The Postgres-compatible version of Amazon Aurora is a relational database which offers enterprise-class performance, availability and durability to our customers, along with the management benefits of RDS. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Amazon Web Services. We are currently spread across Seattle, Toronto, Dublin and India. If you’re a software engineering leader who is looking to lead a team changing the rules for relational databases, come on board! We have one of the most senior teams in AWS - and our senior engineers are eager to brainstorm, mentor, and get software built together. We have challenging problems to solve in distributed systems, concurrency, database internals, caching, query optimization, languages, and performance engineering. We have challenging problems to solve in distributed systems, query optimization, languages, concurrency, database internals, caching and performance engineering. We intend to be the world's best and fastest database, built by an excellent team, all while having fun - come join us on the journey! We are looking for experienced, passionate and curious engineering leaders to innovate with us on behalf of our customers. To be successful in this role, you should possess solid analytical, design and problem diagnosis skills. Expertise with Query Processing and Optimization and high-performance systems is a plus. You will lead multiple teams in designing, implementing, and owning high and low level system components to make Aurora Database highly available, scalable, reliable and fast. You should be comfortable hiring and building your team, mentoring junior engineers, and harmonize operational responsibilities with innovation. The ability to translate high-level technical requirements into executable project plans is essential. If this sounds like you, come join us help AWS continue to lead the cloud computing revolution.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams in designing, implementing, and owning high and low level system components for Aurora Database.
• Ensure Aurora Database is highly available, scalable, reliable, and fast.
• Hire and build your team, mentor junior engineers, and harmonize operational responsibilities with innovation.
• Translate high-level technical requirements into executable project plans.

Benefits

• Flexibility in working hours.
• Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
• Inclusive team culture.
• Work-life harmony.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior