Sr. Manager, Software Development, AWS Mantle
About The Position
We are looking for a Senior Manager, Software Development to lead multiple engineering teams building AWS Mantle—the next-generation distributed inference engine that powers Amazon Bedrock. In this role, you will own a multi-year technical and organizational strategy, build and develop high-performing engineering teams, and drive the delivery of globally distributed AI infrastructure that serves millions of customers. You will operate independently in a space where the business opportunity and technology strategy are still being defined, shaping both as you go. As a Senior Manager, Software Development on the Mantle team, you will lead multiple two-pizza teams delivering mission-critical AI infrastructure at global scale. You will set the engineering culture, drive operational rigor, and balance short-term delivery with long-term strategic investments—all while growing the next generation of engineering leaders on your team.
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
- Experience hiring, developing and promoting engineering talent
- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
Nice To Haves
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or PhD
- Experience with training and deploying machine learning systems to solve large-scale optimizations, or experience operating highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets
- Experience with design, implementation, support, and evaluation of security-focused tools and services
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience as a manager of managers, leading multiple engineering teams simultaneously
- Deep familiarity with distributed systems design, GPU/accelerator infrastructure, or high-performance computing environments
- Strong business and technical vision with a track record of creating and executing against long-term technology roadmaps
Responsibilities
- Own the organizational strategy and multi-year technical roadmap for multiple engineering teams building Mantle's inference platform
- Build, hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and senior engineers—creating a sustainable culture of innovation and engineering excellence
- Drive delivery of complex, cross-organizational programs that span distributed systems, ML infrastructure, and security
- Define and execute on staffing, resourcing, and team structure decisions that align engineering capacity with business priorities
- Serve as a visible leader across Amazon Bedrock, partnering with Directors, Principal Engineers, and product leaders to shape the future of AI inference at AWS
- Lead and manage multiple software development teams (including managing other managers) responsible for core Mantle subsystems such as capacity management, model onboarding, inference routing, and Zero Operator Access security
- Define the long-term resource and staffing plan for your organization, making hiring, team structure, and succession planning decisions that support sustainable growth
- Set and balance goals across your teams to optimize for customer outcomes, engineering quality, and employee development
- Drive operational excellence across your portfolio—establishing mechanisms for monitoring, alarming, incident response, and continuous improvement at organizational scale
- Partner with Principal Engineers, Applied Scientists, and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical architecture decisions with business strategy and product roadmaps
Benefits
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
