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Software is changing how it gets built. AI agents now write, test and ship a growing share of code, and the systems that carry a change from a developer's intent to running production software have to change with them. AWS CodeSuite builds those systems: the source, build, package, pipeline, connection and deployment services that hundreds of thousands of developers and AWS teams rely on every day, including AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeArtifact, AWS CodeConnections, AWS CodePipeline and AWS CodeDeploy.
Our goal is to make the whole software development lifecycle, from source to build, test, release, deploy and operate, work as one connected system that developers and agents can trust. Each service already does its job well. The opportunity, and the hard part, is in the handoffs between them: carrying context and evidence from one stage to the next, giving fast and reliable feedback at much higher volume, and releasing changes safely within a customer's risk appetite.
We are looking for a Software Development Manager in Amsterdam to lead service teams working on these systems. You will own services that customers depend on for production releases, keep it secure and highly available at AWS scale, and help define how it evolves for agentic software development. You will hire and grow engineers, set technical direction with senior engineers and product managers, and work closely with sister teams across the suite and across AWS.
AWS CodeSuite Services is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Key job responsibilities - Lead, hire and develop a team of software engineers, and build a culture of ownership, high standards and continuous learning. - Own the operational excellence of a large-scale, multi-region AWS service: availability, security, latency, and on-call health. - Work with product management and principal engineers to define the roadmap, write narratives and make clear tradeoffs between new capabilities, operational health and long-term architecture. - Drive the team to use AI agents and modern engineering practices in its own development lifecycle, and bring what you learn back into the product. - Deliver features end to end, from customer problem through design, implementation, launch and adoption. - Partner with teams across AWS developer tools, AWS services that integrate with ours, and third-party source providers so customers get one connected experience. - Represent the customer in every decision, including enterprise customers with strict audit and compliance needs.
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- 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 in engineering team management - Experience in engineering - Experience in leading the definition and development of multi tier web services - Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- 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
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