Amazon
Software Development Manager, EC2 Nitro Specialized Instance team
$185K–$250K
Seattle, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of engineering team management; 7+ years working directly within engineering teams; 3+ years designing or architecting systems; 8+ years leading definition and development of multi tier web services.
About the job
Leads a software engineering team building Nitro Linux and trusted-computing features for AWS EC2, including software for Linux platform qualification, deployment, and performance characterization.
What you'll do
- Manage and grow a diverse software engineering team, including hiring and developing engineers.
- Set strategy and define products; lead software projects and manage operational challenges at scale.
- Oversee software quality and development processes for Nitro data-plane and Linux platform work.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
- 3+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services; knowledge of the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle; experience partnering with product or program management teams.
Nice to have
- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership about requirements, features, technical designs, and product strategy.
- Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineering teams.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Nitro, Linux, AWS EC2
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