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Description

As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Amazon WorkSpaces is leading the cloud desktop revolution and we are looking for a Software Development Manager to join our control plane team to help lead an evolving engineering organization. More information about WorkSpaces can be found here: http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/

Amazon WorkSpaces spans a wide range of technologies, including streaming protocols, massive desktop fleets, SDKs/APIs, web consoles, and multiple client endpoints. The right candidate will be experienced managing a team to deliver key customer-facing features, evolve the service architecture to meet the future, and maintain excellence in operations for critical services.

If you have a passion for technology and want to change the way people use computers - come join us in making history!

Key job responsibilities
A Software Development Manager wears many hats at Amazon. An ideal candidate for this role will need to be well-rounded across technical, program, and people management.
- Raise the tech bar: Have a deep understanding of the tech behind the products we build and own, including system architecture and AWS technologies. Though you will work with senior and principal engineers, you must be able to provide and advocate for your own technical point of view.
- Collaborate on product direction: Build and maintain a strong, working relationship between the engineering team and product management, translating product vision and requirements into working software.
- Lead beyond your team: Be a leader within the organization. Share best practices and technical acumen in order to drive technology and process decisions across our organization.
- Deliver quickly and incrementally: Provide structure to the development activities of your team, building and releasing features iteratively.

About the team
ABOUT AWS:

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.