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AWS Specialist Engineering is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead a team of 8 engineers in developing and implementing AI-powered tools and agentic SDLC practices. This role combines people leadership, product strategy, and technical vision to transform how our organization builds software. You will own the end-to-end strategy for AI tool development, drive adoption across teams, and establish best practices that will scale beyond AWS Specialist Engineering. The ideal candidate brings strong engineering management experience, a passion for AI/ML technologies, and the ability to influence and educate stakeholders across a large organization.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of 8 software engineers, providing mentorship, career development, and performance management
- Define and execute product strategy for AI tools and agentic SDLC implementation across AWS Specialist Engineering
- Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for scalable, production-ready AI-powered development tools
- Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand needs, gather requirements, and ensure successful adoption
- Deliver high-quality products and features on schedule while maintaining engineering excellence and operational standards
A day in the life
As a Software Development Manager in AWS Specialist Engineering, you will lead a team of 8 engineers developing AI tools and processes that enhance software development practices across the organization. You will own the product and technical strategy for implementing an agentic Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), working at the intersection of AI/ML innovation and practical engineering excellence.
Your team will build tools that empower engineers to work more efficiently, make better decisions, and deliver higher-quality solutions. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across AWS Specialist Engineering to understand their needs, identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements, and ensure successful adoption of new tools and practices.
In this role, you will:
- Define and execute the product roadmap for AI-powered development tools
- Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team
- Drive technical architecture decisions and ensure scalable, reliable solutions
- Partner with teams across the organization to implement and evangelize best practices
- Measure impact and iterate based on customer feedback and usage patterns
About the team
AWS Specialist Engineering is at the forefront of helping customers solve their most complex technical challenges. Our team combines deep technical expertise with innovative thinking to deliver solutions that matter. As we embrace AI and agentic approaches to software development, we're building the tools and practices that will define how modern engineering teams work.
Your team will play a critical role in this transformation, creating the foundation for how AWS Specialist Engineering leverages AI throughout the development lifecycle. You'll work with passionate engineers who are excited about pushing boundaries and making a measurable impact on developer productivity and satisfaction.
Our culture emphasizes continuous learning, experimentation, and knowledge sharing across the organization.
Diverse Experiences
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
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
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.
Basic Qualifications: - 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle 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 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, VA, Herndon - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
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