Software Development Manager, Aurora PostgreSQL

Software Development Manager, Aurora PostgreSQL

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Are you interested in building hyper‑scale database services in the cloud? Do you want to revolutionize the way databases are built for the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of users who use AWS database services?

Amazon Aurora is an exciting new area of innovation for AWS. The Postgre

SQL‑compatible edition of Amazon Aurora is built on one of the most active code bases in the open source community. It is a relational database that offers enterprise‑class performance, availability and durability to our customers, along with the management benefits of RDS. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Amazon Web Services and are spread across Seattle, Toronto, Dublin and India.

If you’re a software engineering leader who is looking to lead a team changing the rules for relational databases, come on board! We have one of the most senior teams in AWS. Our senior engineers are eager to brainstorm, mentor, and get software built together. We face challenging problems in distributed systems, concurrency, database internals, caching, query optimization, languages, and performance engineering.

We have challenging problems to solve in distributed systems, query optimization, languages, concurrency, database internals, caching and performance engineering. We intend to be the world's best and fastest database, built by an excellent team, all while having fun – come join us on the journey!

We are looking for experienced, passionate and curious engineering leaders to innovate with us on behalf of our customers. To be successful in this role, you should possess solid analytical, design and problem diagnosis skills. Expertise with Query Processing and Optimization and high‑performance systems is a plus. You will lead multiple teams in designing, implementing, and owning high‑ and low‑level system components to make Aurora Database highly available, scalable, reliable and fast.

You should be comfortable hiring and building your team, mentoring junior engineers, and harmonizing operational responsibilities with innovation. The ability to translate high‑level technical requirements into executable project plans is essential. If this sounds like you, come join us to help AWS continue to lead the cloud computing revolution.

• Huge impact:
  Work on a service directly and indirectly used by millions of customers.
• Gratification:
  Solve problems most software developers don’t know exist.
• Critical:
  Databases are cornerstones to many of our customers’ applications.
• Ownership:
  Quickly become responsible for key components of the service.
• Learn:
  Opportunity to learn about challenges of large‑scale fault‑tolerant systems.
• Innovate:
  Invent every day based on customer insights.
• Make history: AWS is a leader in the current industry‑wide revolution.
• Have fun:
  Work with engineers who solve complex problems in a fun environment.

For more information about Aurora, visit Amazon Aurora.

For more information about RDS for Postgre

SQL, visit RDS for Postgre

SQL.

• 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
• 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

• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and increase effectiveness

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, visit Amazon Employee Benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.