SDM, AWS Builder Acceleration

Description

Are you passionate about leveraging GenAI and advanced AWS technologies to simplify the builder experience and accelerate innovations at AWS scale? We are building a new organization, AWS Builder Acceleration (AWSBA), focused on reducing toil and increasing building efficiency across AWS builders.

Our mission is to accelerate AWS builder teams' innovation by eliminating friction throughout the software development and operational lifecycle. Through AI‑based automated solutions and centralized service management, we address fundamental challenges including Keep The Light On (KTLO) service maintenance burden, launch readiness complexities, and recurring operational load. By continuously collaborating with builder teams to identify emerging challenges, we shape our strategic roadmap to reinvent the development and operational ecosystem.

We are seeking an experienced software development manager to help us build and lead AWSBA org to simplify and accelerate the software development experience for 20,000+ AWS engineers. You will shape the AWS builder experience from the ground up to make software development, deployment and maintenance simpler across AWS.

Success requires building services and tools that reduce friction, listening closely to what internal customers tell you gets in the way of building, influencing the Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX) roadmap, and driving transformation for engineering teams. You will harness advanced technologies, including AI‑powered tooling, agentic workflows, and innovative AWS solutions, to create next‑generation software builder experience at AWS scale.

You should have deep expertise in the architecture and business use of AWS technologies, recognize the transformative potential of generative AI in software development, and be excited to pioneer AI‑powered builder experiences. You remain technically hands‑on, have a passion for developer experience, understand the challenges AWS developers face, and can maintain focused scope while saying "no" to distractions. You have strong backbone, can voice opinions confidently, make difficult decisions, and defend your position.

You are an experienced hiring manager excited about building a diverse organization.

• Build and lead a new organization dedicated to improving AWS developer experience
• Identify and prioritize high‑impact problems that impede AWS software development
• Develop a strategic roadmap that delivers meaningful improvements weekly while working toward long‑term transformation
• Establish team culture and set new standards for the ideal software builder experience
• Partner closely with ASBX while focusing on AWS specific challenges
• Make and defend decisions about scope and priorities, even when facing pressure from senior stakeholders

• Re‑imagine how developers build and operate the software that underpins the world's largest cloud
• Shape a new organization from day one
• Drive significant transformation across AWS engineering
• Pioneer the use of cutting‑edge generative AI technologies to create the next generation of builder experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years developing complex software products
• 5+ years software engineering management experience
• Hands‑on technical knowledge and ability to dive deep into engineering challenges
• Proven track record of leading the delivery of large‑scale, highly available, low latency, high quality systems

• Deep hands‑on experience building software at AWS
• Proven track record building and managing high‑performing engineering teams
• Experience with software tooling and services supporting development lifecycle at scale
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with senior leaders across organizations to develop and champion long‑term technical strategy
• Experience building large‑scale AI solutions

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