Software Development Manager, Route 53 - Global Resolver

• Amazon Web Services (Route 53) is offering a Software Development Manager position in-
• person in Arlington, VA / Herndon VA USA.
• In this role, you will be leading a team working on the development of a Tier-1 AWS
• service, Route 53 Global Resolver for customers focusing on a globally distributed DNS
• resolution service. You will be responsible for building and scaling a secure, highly available
• Anycast DNS resolver that enables customers to resolve both public and private DNS queries
• from anywhere while maintaining strong security controls and compliance requirements.
• We are looking for a proven and motivated Engineering leader to take our services software
• development team to the next level. As a leader, you will be responsible for significantly
• improving the service, making tough prioritization decisions, iterating and innovating, and
• thinking through distributed systems problems.
• You need to be technically deep, be able to communicate clearly, and have the ability to build a
• strong team that delivers results. The Amazon Web Services business requires creative
• engineering and a strong customer focus, and you will work with your team and senior
• leadership to develop and launch high quality services. You will manage and lead a team of
• engineers to influence our overall strategy and define the team’s roadmap. You will also help
• drive the system architecture, spearhead best practices that enable a quality product, and help
• coach and develop team members. A successful candidate will have an established background
• in managing and delivering software projects, great communication skills, and a motivation to
• achieve results in a fast paced environment.
• Key job responsibilities

• Direct management of the software engineering team
• Lead the architecture and design, development, deployment and operations for the service
• Strategic planning and execution, effectively tracking the progress and management of changing priorities
• Be customer-focused and drive the team to build and deliver solutions that improves customer experience
• Work closely with leadership and stakeholders to review business plans, progress and outcomes
• Work with customers, listening to their requirements and pain-points and drive solutions to address them
• Be cost conscious, drive efficiency improvements

As a trusted leader you will

• Work with product managers to refine customer requirements
• Bring innovative ideas to the table every day, in order to find better ways of accomplishing our customer objectives
• Set clear and measurable goals for the team and team members
• Mentor and promote your team members