Software Development Manager, S3 Storage

DescriptionCome join us and set the course for the next generation of storage optimization solutions for one of the largest scale distributed systems in the world!
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is storage for the Internet. Through the use of pioneering techniques in storage & computing, customers can reliably store their on Amazon’s proven computing infrastructure to achieve virtually limitless storage capacity at minimal cost. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that enables customers to store and retrieve any amount of from anywhere in the world. It provides all customers access to the same highly scalable, reliable, secure, fast, inexpensive infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of websites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to the customers.
As a Software Development Manager with-in the S3 Request Plane, you will help your team to design, develop and deliver global highly available services that provide robust, safe, scalable and secure ways for customers to route traffic to the S3 fleet. You will encounter challenges in the domains of storage and performance optimization, availability and resiliency. You will operate in a fast paced environment with a high level of ownership. Expect to ship software today that impacts millions of customers tomorrow.
The ideal candidate is excited about the potential of cloud computing and is passionate about delivering quality services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities can shift fast. You have a strategic focus, yet retain hands‑on management as you build your team. You have had success leading operational services and are ready to apply that experience at even greater scale. You will own the goals and roadmap of your engineering team and will have a major stake in the strategic direction of your software.
AWS Utility Computing (UC) 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.
On‑Call Responsibility: S3 services are highly available, but there are times when we occasionally stray away from our normal operations. To minimize the impact of such excursions, we have on‑call rotations. However, we set these up so there are focused time periods when you are on‑call and when you are not, so you can focus on your day job when not on‑call.
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Key job responsibilitiesIn this role, you will:
Lead a team of talented software engineers, fostering their growth and development while delivering critical components of S3's architecture
Drive the technical roadmap for systems that bridge S3's Object APIs with our storage infrastructure
Partner with other S3 teams to design and implement improvements to our data flow architecture
Ensure operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement
Recruit and develop top engineering talent to build a diverse and high‑performing team
Drive innovation in how we handle data assembly, transformation, and delivery at scale
A day in the lifeAs the leader in the S3 Storage team, you will interact with stakeholders in the Storage Request and Control Plane systems bridging the gap between the physical and logical views of the fleet. You will be working on optimization problems working on balancing between software resiliency, availability, performance, cost aspects of S3's fleet and capacity.
About the teamThe team works on algorithmic and infrastructure problems related to routing and placement of customer bytes and requests in S3. The team focuses on security, durability, software resiliency, availability, performance, cost aspects of S3's fleet and capacity.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of engineering team management experience
7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well‑being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN, BC, Vancouver - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually
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