Software Development Manager, AWS CloudFront

Amazon • Seattle, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds. Our team writes software that handles millions of transactions every second and Exabytes of data transfer, with a core focus on operational excellence and building a better, secure Internet. We are looking for an engineering leader for CloudFront in Seattle, USA, to innovate and solve complex challenges in scale, security, availability, and performance. This leader will be responsible for all aspects of the service experience, including operational excellence, software design and development, and meeting customer performance and scale expectations. The role requires the ability to directly work with and manage junior and senior engineers, with a strong emphasis on operational and engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 3+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• 3+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational 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

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 to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale multiple engineering teams (30-50+ engineers) delivering CloudFront's core content delivery network services, ensuring high availability, low latency, and global performance at massive scale.
• Define and execute multi-year technical strategy and roadmap for CloudFront features, balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical excellence while driving innovation in edge computing and content delivery.
• Own operational excellence across services, including availability targets (99.99%+), incident management, and continuous improvement of deployment practices and monitoring systems.
• Drive hiring, retention, and development of engineering talent, building diverse, high-performing teams and developing future leaders through coaching and mentorship.
• Partner with Product Management, Principal Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape product vision, prioritize investments, and deliver customer-obsessed solutions.
• Manage complex technical dependencies and integration points across AWS services, ensuring seamless customer experiences and architectural alignment.
• Represent CloudFront in senior leadership forums, communicating progress, risks, and resource needs while influencing organizational strategy and technical direction.
• Drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements while maintaining service quality and enabling business growth.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed