Urgent Search Software Development Manager

DESCRIPTIONAWS Utility Computing UC 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 Passionate about building high scale distributed services for Artificial Intelligence AI and Machine Learning ML How about Automatic Speech Recognition ASR or Natural Language Understanding NLU If you are interested in leading an engineering team to develop the next generation AI services we re looking for you This position presents a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology product and the business A successful candidate will bring deep technical and software expertise strong business acumen and judgment an ability to define visionary ground breaking products ability to hire and lead a team desire to have an industry wide impact and ability to work within a fast moving startup environment in a large company to rapidly deliver services that have a broad business impact With products such as Amazon Transcribe Amazon Contact Lens and Amazon Comprehend the AWS AI organization is setting the standard for bringing high-performance easy-to-use and cost-effective AI services to the world As part of AWS AI Amazon Transcribe is an industry leading speech recognition service supporting a wide variety of languages Our goal is to provide the best-in-class ASR system available for customers around the world We apply advanced ML technologies to power our service and constantly explore new development areas to bring our product to the next level As a primary contributor to this vision you will collaborate closely with ML scientists to innovate You will work among a team of talented engineers in a collaborative environment You will influence our overall strategy and define the team s roadmap You will help shape the system architecture promote development best practice and help us deliver the highest quality product to our customers You will play a critical role in the broad business planning working closely with senior executives influences our long-term technical and business strategy helps us hire talented team of engineers and ultimately enables us to deliver innovative new solutions rapidly As a Software Development Manager you should have a passion for delivery drive for excellence and penchant for quality as well as strong technical and communication skills If you are interested in innovating and making an impact in our industry s fastest moving technology space come join us About the team Diverse Experiences AWS 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 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 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 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 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 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3 years of engineering team management experience - 7 years of engineering 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 teamsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 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