Software Development Manager, Life Sciences

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to
provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and
expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day
operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses
through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve
enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s
real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers
prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that
are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

The AWS Life Sciences mission is to help organizations unlock not just data, but
human potential – accelerating research, enhancing quality of care, and
ultimately improving lives with compassion, precision, and technological
excellence. We believe that behind every data point is a human story – a
patient's hope, a researcher's breakthrough, a life-changing discovery. We build
AI agentic solutions that empower life sciences organizations to translate
insights into tangible improvements in human health and scientific
understanding.

We are seeking a Software Development Manager that is just as passionate about
positively impacting lives as we are. We are at the frontier of building agentic
solutions that are designed to innovate seamlessly with scientists, researchers,
and bioinformaticians. If you have a life sciences background, or just want to
build new applications in a fast-paced environment with rapid customer feedback,
this is the place for you.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Manager (SDM) in Life Sciences, you'll be leading a
team of software engineers who are building new AI agentic solutions that is
reshaping how scientists bring new therapies to fruition. As the team leader,
you'll be responsible for working closely with the product and science teams to
bring new capabilities to production. You will need to deliver with speed and
agility by driving the architecture and team culture with AI development best
practices.

The ideal candidate can help bring clarity to ambiguous problems and enjoys
transparency. We are a team that believes in sharing (and caring), and we
believe we can accomplish so much more when we work together. You should have
experience working in the software development lifecycle, ideally taking a
product from 0 to 1 at Amazon.

About the team
ABOUT AWS:

Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements
are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

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 conferences, inspire us
to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ 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
• 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

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

• leading a team of software engineers who are building new AI agentic solutions that is reshaping how scientists bring new therapies to fruition
• working closely with the product and science teams to bring new capabilities to production
• deliver with speed and agility by driving the architecture and team culture with AI development best practices

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

What This Job Offers

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