The AWS Core Networking Organization is looking for a Software Development Manager to join our Backbone Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) team. In this role you will lead a team of high skill Software, System and Applied Scientist engineers to deliver a network modeling environment and business workflow. You will partner and lead working group with teams from various discipline (Networking, Software, Finance, Business development, etc). You will develop strong customer business knowledges to elaborate the long term strategy for your team that address critical challenges for internal and external customers at large scale.

AWS Global Connectivity and Network Availability (GCNA) is the backbone that connects the global AWS network. Focused on controlling the internet traffic that allows users to access their information and applications regardless of where they are in the world. GCNA is responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network that allows internet traffic to flow efficiently between data centers and customers. Come join us and enjoy the satisfaction that comes from successfully building software to scale and provide insights about one of the world’s biggest networks. 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 empowers 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. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you would like to request an accommodation for the interview or onboarding process, please let us know and we will connect you to our accommodation team. You may also reach them directly by visiting https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Mentorship and 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.



Key job responsibilities
You own developing the business and technical vision for your products working with your team, partners and customers.

You are able to translate the business needs from your customer into software functional requirements.

You are proactive in identifying challenges and solution for your customer.

You are able to identify business priorities and make tradeoffs between tactical and strategic action.

You ensure that your team uses the engineering best practices. You provide direction to your team through the entire SDLC.

You are accountable for your product operational readiness.

You identify career development opportunity for your team member and you are able to provide actionable feedback to manage performance expectation.

A day in the life
Engineers in the Backbone Enterprise and Regional Engineering (BERE) organization have a wide range of responsibilities: we work with internal partners to develop and implement the next gen platforms along with the tooling ecosystems to support with these platforms driving efficiency and scalability through the automation of builds, configuration deployment, and the scaling of capacity. As our network is one of the largest in the world, there is no blue print at our scale allowing our engineers to develop solutions to the complex challenges that we face daily. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective.

Our team develops a network modeling environment and business workflow that provides the required visibility and control of traffic across the network to design, scale and operate the AWS backbone.

 Elaborate team roadmap and strategic vision working with the team and partners.

 Lead working group with partners from various domain and discipline to develop data model and software integration.

 Investigate business challenges with our customers and elaborate tactical and strategic plan.

 Drive high skill software engineering team to ensure proper plan execution and individual career development.

 Work in a 24x7 team on call rotation, with the ability to drive into the workplace for critical events/needs.


About the team
Within AWS Networking, the Backbone Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) organization is responsible for the design, implementation, and operations of a wide array of networking infrastructure that provide global connectivity between all AWS Regions and edge locations. BERE provides the massive scale required to support our AWS customers and internal services, via a network that grows by 70% annually. In addition, they have teams that are responsible for the design and operation of our global corporate office and data center network, allowing tens of thousands of Amazonians to perform their daily tasks in support of our customers.