• Senior Software Development Manager, AWS Elemental

    Amazon (Portland, OR)


    Description

    AWS Elemental is an Amazon Web Services company that combines deep video expertise with the power and scale of the cloud. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to lead a team of engineers in growing our AWS Elemental MediaLive service.

     

    In this position, you will direct the work of multiple engineering teams with many talents. Your team members will be embedded media software engineers, distributed systems engineers, and quality engineers. Together, you will focus on delivering new functionality, improving the architecture, and operating the most robust Live cloud transcoding service available. You’ll be challenged and rewarded by shipping software that creates beautiful video streaming experiences.

     

    Key job responsibilities

     

    Be the technical product owner of an AWS service, working closely with product managers to define and deliver the roadmap

     

    Lead your team of engineers as they design, implement, and test new features in our products

     

    Partner with AWS Elemental field personnel to harden the requirements for feature requests

     

    Institute and enforce rigorous operational practices to ensure customers can rely on your service for their most valuable content

     

    Delight customers by actively managing their issues and delivering timely fixes

     

    Recruit new talent to grow your team and mentor these engineers as they progress in their careers

     

    Clear roadblocks for your team and empower them to do their best work

     

    Work with other managers to evolve our processes as necessary

     

    Learn a tremendous amount about modern media technologies

     

    Have fun in a challenging but rewarding environment

    Basic Qualifications

    - 5+ years of engineering team management experience

     

    - 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience

     

    - Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field

     

    - Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

    Preferred Qualifications

    - Experience partnering with product and program management teams

     

    - Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

     

    - Experience with streaming and broadcast media technologies

     

    Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

     

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