AmazonManager III, Software Development, EC2 Capacity Blocks, EC2 Capacity Blocks
Amazon is hiring a Manager III, Software Development, EC2 Capacity Blocks, EC2 Capacity Blocks in Seattle, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
AI in this role
Lead an engineering team building AWS EC2 Capacity Blocks for machine learning and high-performance computing workloads.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the EC2 Capacity Blocks service and its roadmap, making architectural and prioritization decisions that directly improve how customers discover, reserve, and consume GPU and HPC capacity.
- Lead and grow an inclusive team of 8–10 engineers, mentoring them through design reviews, collaborative development planning, and strategic project assignments.
- Partner with EC2 capacity planning teams and product managers to align on priorities, resolve ambiguity, and deliver solutions that balance customer needs.
- Define and maintain operational metrics and audit mechanisms to measure system health, and customer experience, taking action to close gaps.
- Drive the technical roadmap, evaluating tradeoffs across Rust and Java services to ensure reliable, performant systems.
A day in the life
Your time splits between people leadership and technical guidance. Mornings often start with checking operational health and connecting with your team, while the rest of the day moves between technical discussions, one-on-ones with engineers, planning sessions with product managers, and cross-team alignment meetings. You will balance hands-on involvement in architecture and roadmap decisions with coaching your team and removing blockers so they can deliver effectively.
About the team
Our team sits within Amazon EC2 and owns EC2 Capacity Blocks — the service that enables customers to reserve co-located GPU and accelerated compute instances for machine learning training and inference. We work closely with EC2 capacity planning and product management to make sure the right capacity reaches the right customers at the right time. We are investing in new features that make capacity discovery simpler and smarter, and we are looking for a leader who is excited to shape that direction with us.
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 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, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Manager III, Software Development, EC2 Capacity Blocks, EC2 Capacity Blocks at Amazon rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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