Software Development Manager, Carbon Free Energy Optimization

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on.

Amazon is looking for a passionate Software Development Manager (SDM) to join
the Carbon Free Energy Optimization team within AWS Global Sustainability. This
team builds the digital backbone that enables Amazon's data centers to be
powered by Carbon Free Energy. The solutions created by this team manage and
optimize the performance of AWS's electricity generation and consumption.

As an SDM on the team, you will lead a team of Software and Data Engineers
responsible for multiple products in various stages of their product lifecycle.
This includes maintaining day-to-day reliability, scaling/refining the current
solutions and experimenting with new optimization opportunities that support
AWS's Energy and Sustainability ambitions.

The ideal candidate strives in fast pace and ambiguous environments. They prefer
high levels of ownership and effectively collaborate with engineering, science
and business partners. They combine their analytical skills with a passion to
accelerate the energy transition.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering 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
• Passion for Corporate Sustainability and/or Energy Industry

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
• Experience in Energy Industry or Corporate Sustainability

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software and Data Engineers responsible for multiple products in various stages of their product lifecycle.
• Maintaining day-to-day reliability
• Scaling/refining the current solutions
• Experimenting with new optimization opportunities that support AWS's Energy and Sustainability ambitions.

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: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed