We're seeking a technical leader to drive our Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives and open-source networking strategy. As a Software Development Manager, you'll lead a team transforming network infrastructure through SDI implementations across Amazon's global fulfillment networks.
This is a high ownership role with significant scope, we value your ideas and are looking for people who want to help innovate.
Our mission is to design, deploy, and support networks that sets the global standard for performance, availability, security and cost, enabling Fulfillment and Logistic operations to deliver on time, every customer order. The team is focused on creating in-house networks from leveraging open source tools and projects. We partner closely with IT support teams to ensure that simplicity in our product designs translate to supportability in the field. Information security rigor is at the core of everything we do. You will tackle complex, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. It is expected that you will be technically pioneering, while at the same time being balanced and pragmatic in your approach. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot and make a positive impact on millions of people.
The right candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large projects and have an expert level technical background in current networking technologies. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or multiple priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done.
As the ideal candidate for this role, you will have experience in native AWS with leading edge technologies. You will have a broad understanding of cloud and information systems concepts including, but not limited to cloud infrastructure, design and AWS. The ability to build productive relationships with colleagues and customers at remote sites around the world will make you successful in this role, as will patience and a sense of humor
Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats and work in a highly collaborative environment. As an Amazon Software Development Manager , you will help tackle a diverse landscape of technical challenges. We are a greenfield initiative, and you will play an active role in translating business requirements into concrete systems and prototyping concepts in partnership with technology leaders within the team and across the business.
Key Attributes:
. Proven ability to build and lead high-performing technical teams
• Strong communication skills across all organizational levels
• Experience mentoring and developing technical talent
• Track record of successful cross-team collaboration
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects
Technical Knowledge Areas:
• SONIC architecture and development
• Network automation frameworks
• Cloud-native networking
• Open-source project management
• Modern software development practices
• CI/CD and DevOps methodologies
This role offers the opportunity to:
• Shape the future of Amazon's network infrastructure
• Lead innovation in open-source networking
• Build and develop world-class engineering teams
• Drive adoption of new network technologies
• Influence global network architecture decisions
• Contribute to the broader networking community
Key job responsibilities
Leadership Scope:
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers focused on SDI development
• Drive technical strategy for network automation and programmability
• Champion open-source contributions and community engagement
• Partner with senior leadership to define network infrastructure roadmap
• Manage relationships with hardware vendors and open-source communities
Technical Vision:
• Guide architectural decisions for SDI implementations
• Lead program adoption and customization strategy
• Drive innovation in network automation and provisioning
• Define standards for cloud-native network applications
• Establish best practices
Key Responsibilities:
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams
• Define technical roadmap for SDI initiatives
• Lead strategic planning for deployment and implementation
• Drive open-source strategy and community engagement
• Manage vendor relationships and hardware integration
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.
The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you!
At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
