Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SoftwareDevelopmentManager,AWSRDSPostgreSQL

$212–287k East Palo Alto, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Development Manager, AWS RDS PostgreSQL at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Software development management, Cloud platforms, Database systems. Manage a team of software engineers. Lead the design and development of new features”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve system reliability; Enhance service performance; Deliver features on time; Foster team growth

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Performance optimization

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in software development, 2+ years of experience managing software development teams, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Experience with relational databases, Experience with distributed systems

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with performance tuning, Experience with database administration, Experience with large-scale distributed systems, Experience with AWS RDS

What You'll Do.

Manage a team of software engineers

Lead the design and development of new features

Oversee the deployment and operation of services

Mentor and coach team members

Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders

Drive technical strategy and roadmap

Ensure high availability and performance of systems

Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product management; Engineering teams; Stakeholder communication

Communication Scope

Technical presentations; Team communication; Stakeholder updates

Process & Methodology

Agile methodologies, Scrum, Roadmap planning, Project execution

Full Job Description

If you’re a software engineering leader who is looking to lead a team changing the rules for relational databases, we have one of the most senior teams in AWS - and our senior engineers are eager to brainstorm, mentor, and get software built together. We build software, we patent new things, and we attend conferences around the world to learn even more. Amazon RDS PostgreSQL is a dynamic area of innovation for AWS, built on one of the cleanest code bases in the open source community. We are currently located across San Joes, Seattle and Toronto. Not only do we have deep database and systems programming problems to solve for our customers, but we also minimize the effort required to maintain SQL databases by automating administrative tasks like backup/restore, scaling CPU/RAM/ storage and replication/failover for high availability, allowing our customers to spend their valuable time focused on building their businesses. We have challenging problems to solve in distributed systems, concurrency, database internals, caching, query optimization, languages and performance engineering. We intend to be the world's best and fastest database, built by an excellent team, all while having fun - come join us on the journey! To apply for this role, you should possess solid analytical, design and problem diagnosis skills. Expertise with high-performance systems or service design is a plus. You should be comfortable hiring and building your team, mentoring junior engineers, and harmonize operational responsibilities with innovation. The ability to translate high-level technical requirements into executable project plans is essential. If this sounds like you, come join us help AWS continue to lead the cloud computing revolution. What is in it for you? - Huge impact: Work on a service that will be used, directly and indirectly, by millions of customers. - Gratification: You will know you are solving problems most software developers don’t yet know exist. - Critical: Databases are cor

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