Software Development Manager, EMR & Athena, Source Engines Team

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as S3 and EC2, to new features that set AWS services apart. 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.

We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead the development of the technical stack to support our (Big) Data processing services on EMR. Amazon EMR is a web service that enables customers to run massive clusters with open-source data processing frameworks like Spark, Trino, Flink, Hive, Hadoop, HBase and more, with scalable on-demand capacity. We run a large number of customer clusters for analytics and web-scale machine learning, and we are innovating on open-source data processing frameworks to make EMR a premier platform for big data workloads.

This role requires ownership, autonomy, and the ability to deliver results. You will be able to build teams from scratch and partner with multiple leaders, and you should be a self-starter with a bias toward independent problem solving. Clear communication and prioritization will be important as you partner with Product Management to plan and deliver experiences for Data processing. You have a passion for managing complex technology projects and helping the team make strong business decisions.

• Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design and extensible code
• Technically lead a team of engineers on complex projects
• Advocate industry best-practices to produce reliable, fault-tolerant and dependable code
• Code and test complex system modules; develop and leverage frameworks to be effective and efficient
• Participate in architecture, design and code reviews to maintain high development standards
• Own system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Collaborate and influence other teams to deliver and operate large-scale, distributed services in the cloud
• Mentor other engineers, define a challenging technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

• We are builders who are passionate in building large scale distributed systems
• We thrive in a culture of ownership, delivery and bias for action
• We are energized by a fast-paced environment
• We innovate and invent in an agile and collaborative environment
• We are curious and eager to learn

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
• 4+ 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
• 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 live-site operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

• 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 effectiveness

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