Software Development Manager, AWS AppStream

Software Development Manager, AWS App Stream 2.0

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.

Do you want to design, build and operate services that are used by millions of customers every day? Are you passionate about architecting highly available and large-scale services? If the answer is yes, the Appstream 2.0 team wants to talk with you. App Stream 2.0 is an AWS End User Computing (EUC) service that enables SaaS application streaming or delivery of virtual desktops.

App Stream is a rapidly‑growing service that offers customers incredibly scalable and robust application and virtual desktop streaming.

We are looking for an experienced development leader to lead a team of software development engineers to build reliable, highly scalable distributed systems. You will work closely with product management and other business partners to define strategy and visions, clarify requirements, and lead development teams from concept through delivery and subsequent operation. You will have regular communication with senior management on status, risks and product strategy, requiring strong written communications.

You will be a thought leader, but you don’t just know how to solve the problem, you prove it by leading a team to build the solution. Last but not the least; you will have a high bar for code quality and passion for design and architecture.

We are growing at an incredible pace with a rapid increase in adoption and usage. As a result, we offer a unique opportunity to solve some of the most interesting problems associated with providing secure, reliable, fast and highly scalable solutions. You will get to build on top of AWS utilizing industry‑leading patterns on EC2, S3, Dynamo

DB, Kinesis, Lambda, API Gateway, etc. We strive to deliver innovative solutions and features that enable millions of concurrent streams, snappy click‑to‑app‑stream start, faster than human perception end‑to‑end streaming latency, lowest possible cost per streaming session, secure and isolated streams for best compute and graphics utilization, high‑fidelity graphics, broad server OS selection as well as client OS footprint. We are looking for a leader who believes in providing a world‑class application streaming experience for AWS Enterprise and ISV customers.

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers responsible for designing, developing, delivering and operating secure, reliable and scalable services for App Stream 2.0.
• Shape the roadmap that explains how you will be evolving the service to meet customer and technology needs.
• Drive the design and implementation of software initiatives, collaborating across teams and functions as necessary to achieve your goals.
• Analyze operational metrics and implement best practices and processes to minimize engineering churn and improve organizational productivity.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence, influencing within the team and beyond.

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.

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