Software Development Manager, Cloud Access Gateway
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Manager, Cloud Access Gateway in Seattle, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Rust, Nginx and engineering management.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 20,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
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Manage an engineering team modernizing internet ingress proxies using Rust and GenAI tools.
OPF is a reverse proxy and trusted solution powering over 2,500+ Amazon websites, managing incoming traffic from the public internet to Amazon websites, services, and subsidiaries—including store and non-store websites, services like Alexa and Music, and other subsidiaries. OPF processes over 20 trillion requests monthly from the internet. You will lead a team of passionate engineers to modernize and manage internet connectivity for Amazon's SDO (Stores, Digital, and Other) websites in a safe and secure manner.
We are building a next-generation Internet ingress proxy. You will have a unique opportunity to build a more efficient NGINX-based modern proxy using RUST and GenAI tools, improving overall efficiency, latency, and customer experience with cutting-edge technologies. You will lead OPF teams to innovate and modernize the stack, making Amazon websites faster and more secure by identifying new ways of rendering and serving Amazon product pages.
Your team will build software and tools to simplify managed internet connectivity for Amazon websites to the backends services for Amazon customers. Thousands of software teams at Amazon use your services to protect the privacy, security, and availability of their internet endpoints and traffic flow. Your team will leverage the latest GenAI technologies to build the solution.
About the team
OPF owns a large distributed platform that enables the Stores, Digital and Other (SDO) organization (Retail, Amazon Video, Kindle, Amazon Subsidiaries and more) to accelerate innovation and delivery in the Cloud.
There are no limits to the contribution and impact this role can have, so get ready to make history!
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
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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
Software Development Manager, Cloud Access Gateway at Amazon rates 55 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where engineering management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where proxy servers was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where generative ai was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Rust in your day-to-day work.
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