Software Development Manager Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

EC2 Managed AWS Geographic Expansion is the team responsible for building one of Earth's largest distributed systems - AWS - at scale. We own the software and tooling to automate building the foundation of the cloud in new Regions and Availability zones.
As a manager on this team, you will lead a group of engineers who build and maintain these tools. You will help your team decide what to work on, remove obstacles, and grow their careers. You will work with partner teams across Amazon to understand what builders need and make sure your team focuses on problems that matter. You will also use the latest AI technologies to innovate in this space.
This role requires someone who can balance people management with technical depth. You need to understand the systems your team builds well enough to help with technical decisions, while also focusing on hiring, coaching, and career development for your engineers.
Key job responsibilities
You will hire, coach, and develop a team of software engineers. You will help engineers grow their skills through regular feedback, project assignments, and mentorship. You will work with your team to set priorities and decide what to build. You will partner with product managers, other engineering teams, and stakeholders to understand requirements and coordinate work. You will remove obstacles that slow your team down. You will stay connected to the technical work, reviewing designs and code when helpful. You will track your team's progress and communicate status to leadership. You will foster an environment where engineers feel comfortable asking questions and raising concerns. You will handle the administrative parts of management like performance reviews, hiring, and resource planning.
A day in the life
Your day might start with a standup where you hear updates from your team on their current work. You might spend time reviewing a design document for a new feature, giving feedback on the approach. You could have a one-on-one with an engineer to discuss their career goals and help them identify projects that would help them grow. You could spend time looking at metrics to understand how our tools are being used and where engineers are running into problems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 3+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 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
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
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually