AmazonSoftware Development Manager, Cloudwatch Logs
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Manager, Cloudwatch Logs in Bellevue, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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Lead a software engineering team responsible for CloudWatch Logs architecture, scalability, and operational excellence.
We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a team at the core of CloudWatch Logs. You will own the technical strategy and roadmap for your team's charter, drive architectural decisions that improve scalability, durability, and performance, and deliver features that make it easier for customers to get value from their log data. You will partner with teams across CloudWatch, AWS Observability, and the broader AWS organization to align on priorities and deliver solutions that meet the needs of customers at every scale.
This is a role where people leadership and technical depth are equally important. You will hire and develop engineers, raise the bar on design rigor and operational excellence, and build a culture of ownership and inclusion. You will hold your team accountable for the availability and correctness of systems that customers and the business depend on, and you will drive improvements that compound over time.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team that owns critical systems within CloudWatch Logs .
* Define the team roadmap and drive a multi-year technical strategy that improves scale, reliability, and customer experience.
* Drive architectural decisions with senior and principal engineers, evaluating tradeoffs across performance, cost, durability, and operational complexity.
* Partner with product management, partner service teams, and customers to translate requirements into delivery plans that balance innovation with operational risk.
* Own operational excellence for the team's systems, including deployment safety, metrics, on-call health, and availability targets for a service operating at massive scale.
* Build mechanisms that scale team operations while maintaining end-to-end ownership — including operational reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices.
* Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers. Build a culture of ownership, inclusion, and technical depth.
Basic qualifications
- 4+ years of engineering team management experience
- 8+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 3+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
- 3+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
- 3+ 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
- 8+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational 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
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