Software Development Manager, EC

EC2 Paperwork Platform owns a set of tools and services that help engineering teams across AWS scale and build features faster for our customers! We're looking for a leader that is excited about delivering value to customers, can work across a broad space and define a product vision for our platform. We're in an exciting new world and we're redefining our customer experience using AI to accelerate and enable teams to build!

• Lead a team of Software Development Engineers to build services that enable service teams across AWS to innovate and deliver value to our customers.
• Create the vision and drive the product roadmap, thinking big about how to redefine the developer experience and shape how we execute that
• Attract and grow hire-performing engineers for your team
• Mentor and coach your team members and foster an inclusive engineering culture
• Maintain a high-level of operational excellence
• Lead and refine the team’s agile software development process

The successful Software Development Manager has solid technical leadership experience and a proven track‑record in managing teams to deliver results. You have a strong software engineering background and demonstrate bias for action to get the right things done. You engage thoughtfully with customers and stakeholders to understand their needs. You show excellent judgement in establishing priorities, and can successfully manage implementation in an agile environment.

We move fast and work closely together on small teams to solve big problems. This role is unique in the breadth of connections across AWS and rewards the curious.

We strive towards an inclusive culture and work environment. We are intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining talent from diverse backgrounds. We are dedicated to creating opportunities for technical leaders, and you will have significant leadership responsibility to define the team’s vision, engage closely with stakeholders and customers, and manage delivery. You will be supported by a talented group of peers, and have access to experienced mentorship and professional growth opportunities to develop as a senior technical leader in the organization.

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• Translation of complex business and customer requirements into detailed project plans and schedules; manage the day-to‑day activities of the engineering team by defining, implementing and maintaining a coherent, progressive strategy for our product line.
• Responsible for the over-all systems development life cycle
• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments
• Management of departmental resources, staffing, and enhancing and maintaining a best‑of‑class engineering team
• Evolution of the software engineering practice within the team, including better reporting, tools, and evolution of development methodology
• Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology
• Continue to build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of senior level engineers, developing and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members
• Create…