Software Development Manager , AWS SageMaker Unified Studio

Description
The Company:
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the pioneer and recognized leader in Cloud Computing. Our web services provide a platform for IT infrastructure in-the-cloud that is used by hundreds of thousands of developers and businesses around the world. These customers range from start-ups to leading web companies to Global 500 companies.
The Group:
SageMaker Unified Studio is an AI-assisted unified development environment, designed to provide an integrated experience for customers using AWS Analytics and ML services without regard for service boundaries. It targets Data Engineers, Data Scientists, SQL Analysts and IT Administrators with persona driven experiences
Top reasons to join our team:
- Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive product
- Solve unique and first-order problems in areas of Big Data, Spark, Distributed Systems, Serverless and Machine Learning
- Influence and build a product that will leverage scale of resources to orchestrate data workflow
- Be part of big data revolution in the cloud
- Grow the leader in you to build a revolutionary product
Key job responsibilities
Team Leadership & People Management
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- Mentor junior engineers and build a sustainable growth culture within the organization
- Manage and develop senior engineers, fostering technical excellence and career progression
Technical Ownership & Delivery
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- Own the entire software development lifecycle from requirements gathering through deployment and ongoing maintenance
- Oversee technical architecture and cross-team coordination for SMUS features and integrations
- Drive execution on complex technical initiatives including Local IDE integration, Kiro integration, and multi-region expansion
- Ensure scalability, security, and compliance of ML workloads and data analytics platforms
Product & Strategy
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- Collaborate with Product Managers on roadmap planning and quarterly goal setting
- Influence product feature direction by bringing technical expertise and industry awareness
- Lead weekly review meetings across Product and Engineering streams
- Balance customer needs with technical feasibility and resource constraints
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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- Coordinate with multiple Sr Managers , Principal Engineers, and stakeholders across the organization
- Partner with leadership on organizational priorities and strategic initiatives
- Work closely with customers on support cases and feature requirements
Operational Excellence
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- Ensure reliable, scalable deployment of services and features
- Implement sophisticated workflows for data preparation, model training, and deployment
- Track and optimize team performance metrics and delivery timelines
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational readiness
About the team
SageMaker Unified Studio (SMUS) is a growing team excited to create a development experience for our Data Engineering and Data Analyst customers. We have a wide range of talented engineers on the team, and many diverse tasks that we work on day to day. We move quick, are particularly collaborative, and know how to have a good time while doing it.
AWS 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.
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 (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & 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.
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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
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
- 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
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, WA, Bellevue - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually