Our team builds Generative AIUX products that transform the way internal and external customers build new products using AWS services. AIUX is the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and User Experience. We are focused on the future of design driven development and democratizing innovation for all builders. We deliver a shared platform across multiple products in this space, and we work on AI-powered tools that use Design Systems to build interfaces, and accelerate design, development, and validation workflows.

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to join our team and lead our AIUX development team. We are developing innovative products that leverage generative and agentic AI to create simplified AWS onboarding and management experiences for AWS. This role offers an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI and UX, building new products and services from the ground up.

In this role, you will work closely with our product, design, and backend teams to manage the development of innovative 0-1 products. You will have the opportunity to influence the direction of our products and contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. It has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth. We try to assign projects and tasks 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.

Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership:

• Lead technical strategy and development of scalable solutions
• Establish technical standards and best practices for the team
• Drive adoption of emerging AI technologies and best practices in LLM orchestration
• Evaluate and integrate new LLM models and prompt engineering techniques

Team Management:

• Build and mentor a diverse team of software engineers
• Foster a culture of innovation and engineering excellence
• Provide technical guidance and career development support
• Manage team performance and delivery timelines

Project & Product Management:

• Work with product managers to define and execute team roadmaps
• Align technical implementations with product requirements
• Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions meeting performance standards
• Drive operational excellence and system reliability
• Set and track team goals and metrics

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure system scalability
• Maintain high performance standards and monitoring
• Manage high severity incidents and resolution
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
• Experience with emerging generative and agentic technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Knowledge of multi-agent orchestration and MCP integration
• Experience with Bedrock, Kiro, or Claude a plus

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, East Palo Alto - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Santa Clara - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually