As a Manager in Data Center Systems Software, you will ensure that data center systems are designed with high reliability, security, availability, scalability, and low latency from the outset. You will establish development standards, best practices, and drive operational excellence throughout your team. You will hire and develop the best engineers to accomplish the organization's goals and mission. The relationships you build with peers will help ensure the group is using the right AWS services and methodologies for the company’s scale, while recognizing the unique requirements of the data center systems problem space.
Key job responsibilities
Lead, hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering an inclusive and high-ownership culture.
Own end-to-end delivery of services and features — from planning and design through launch and operation.
Set and communicate technical direction; ensure sound architecture, operational excellence, and appropriate trade-offs between speed and long-term health.
Drive operational excellence for mission-critical systems, including on-call health, availability, latency, and security.
Partner with product management and operations customers to translate ambiguous goals into clear, measurable roadmaps.
Collaborate across teams to align on shared platforms, interfaces, and dependencies.
Manage planning and execution, proactively identifying and removing risks and blockers.
Coach engineers on design, code quality, and career growth; calibrate performance and support promotions.
A day in the life
No two days are identical, but a typical one blends technical leadership, delivery, and people management. You unblock your team at stand-up, review designs and push on the right trade-offs, and watch on-call health and metrics on systems where availability is non-negotiable. You align with product and partner teams on interfaces and roadmap, coach engineers in 1:1s, give feedback on reviews, and help with hiring. The best people move fluidly between the strategic (where should this platform be in a year?) and the specific (why did this deployment regress p99?), and make the teams around them better.
About the team
DC Console is a team inside DC Bridge, spun up to enable other teams to deliver value quickly to a single pane of glass for our Data Center Community without the cost of waiting on away team pipelines.
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.
Diverse Experiences*
Amazon 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.
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 in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and 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.
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
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
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, CO, Denver - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
