Job summary
Are you interested in leading a team of software engineers tasked with building new AWS services that intersect cloud computing, Big Data, mobile applications, and digital user engagement? Do you enjoy the challenge of managing a high performing software engineering team? Do you obsess over details in order to improve the customer experience? Do you want to make an impact at a global scale? If this piqued your interest, you should join our team!
What you will do here
You will manage a team of software engineers to build next generation cloud technologies that leverage big data and machine learning to improve user engagement with mobile apps and web applications. These services will power the world’s leading social media, gaming, sports, educational, and consumer applications.
We are growing the AWS Pinpoint service and need your leadership to ensure our software is designed to be highly performant, reliable, and maintainable.
In this role you will:

• Lead highly-effective software engineers to deliver highly available and reliable software for large, critical, and complex systems.
• Independently lead hiring and performance management for your team. You recognize high and low performers and understand how to coach individuals for performance at both ends of the spectrum.
• Influence the team to have a test-first mentality to prevent issues from affecting customers. You understand the nuances and challenges with cross-platform development.
• Operate at a high level and know when to dive deep. Perform peer code-reviews, write technical design documents, as well as lead and participate in technical design discussions.
• Work in a team environment to collaborate and strive for consensus by making data-driven decisions.
• Own the project from start to finish. Operate in an Agile/Kanban environment to continuously deliver high quality software, while consistently hitting immutable project delivery dates.
• Have a high attention to detail, working closely with business and technical stakeholders to drive measurable results.

What you will get from us:
We are a team that cares about your work-life balance, while challenging you and your team to solve problems at AWS scale. You will be part of a strong team in a fast-paced, start-up environment where agile development is embraced and innovation is encouraged. You will get support and resources from some of the smartest people in the industry to continue your personal and professional growth.
About Pinpoint
Amazon Pinpoint makes it easy to run targeted campaigns to improve user engagement. Pinpoint helps you understand your users’ behavior, define who to target, what messages to send, when to deliver them, and tracks the results of the campaign. Pinpoint enables real-time analytics with dashboards for analyzing user engagement, monetization, user demographics, custom events, and funnels so you can understand how users engage with your application. You can analyze and understand your user data by drilling down based on the segments you’ve defined, segmentation attributes, or time.
Learn more about our business at https://aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

• Expertise in many disparate technologies with a deep understanding of distributed systems and web services technology
• Track record of leading teams that have and delivered mission critical, 24x7 production software systems
• A sense of humor and an ability to laugh.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.