Amazon
Manager, Software Development, Helianthus
$185K–$250K
Seattle, WA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 3+ years engineering team management; 7+ years working directly within engineering teams; 3+ years systems design or architecture; 8+ years leading multi-tier web services development.
About the job
Leads teams developing Helianthus, an AWS security platform that detects vulnerabilities, evaluates security, and delivers fixes, taking prototypes to reliable production services at AWS scale.
What you'll do
- Set a unified multi-year technical roadmap and architecture across platform components.
- Lead production readiness, engineering standards, reliability, and operational performance.
- Coach managers and coordinate adoption, dependencies, and stakeholder engagement across AWS Security.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 7+ years working directly within engineering teams.
- 3+ years designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 8+ years leading definition and development of multi-tier web services; knowledge of full software/hardware/networks development lifecycle practices; experience partnering with product or program management teams.
Nice to have
- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership about requirements, product features, technical designs, and strategy.
- Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineering teams.
Pay
USD 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 annually (base salary); USD 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Helianthus
AI focus
The platform uses emerging AI capabilities to provide intelligent security guidance, evaluate security, and automate responses and fixes.
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