Senior Software Engineering Manager, DynamoDB

Position: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Amazon DynamoDB
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SQL database service that powers the world's most demanding applications with single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a cornerstone of AWS Cloud, DynamoDB serves industry leaders like Lyft, Airbnb, Samsung, Toyota, and Capital One, enabling their mission-critical workloads and innovative customer experiences.

We're seeking an exceptional leader to own some of the most critical business areas of DynamoDB and join the leadership team of our Dublin site, the team behind the DynamoDB's control plane, metadata and continuous data protection capabilities. The ideal candidate combines technical depth in distributed systems and databases with strong leadership abilities. You'll be at the forefront of solving complex challenges in:
• Hyper-scale distributed systems
• Global data replication and consistency
• High-availability architecture Dynamo DB is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team
• Drive critical technology decisions that impact millions of customers globally
• Champion operational excellence at unprecedented scale
• Shape the future of distributed database systems

About the team If you're passionate about building world-class database services and driving innovation in cloud computing, we want to talk to you. Learn more about DynamoDB :  Diverse Experiences AWS 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. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique.

Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship & 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.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Internal job description

Basic qualifications
- Experience in engineering
- Experience in planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software
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