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Software Development Manager, AWS Elastic Load Balancing

Amazon· Software Development
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Seattle, WA$184.9k - $250.2kFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Lead a software engineering team for the Network Load Balancer (NLB) and Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) control plane, building micro-services to process large-scale ELB runtime data and enable fast, reliable runtime decisions for ELB Control Plane and customers at massive scale.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of software engineers building and operating AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) services at massive scale
  • Drive technical strategy, architecture decisions, and roadmap planning for ELB features and reliability improvements
  • Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent; conduct performance reviews, career coaching, and mentorship
  • Own operational excellence — ensure high availability, low latency, and security for one of AWS's most critical networking services
  • Partner cross-functionally with product management, principal engineers, and partner teams to define and deliver customer-focused solutions
  • Manage sprint planning, project prioritization, and delivery execution across multiple concurrent workstreams
  • Establish and raise the engineering bar through code reviews, design reviews, and best practices adoption
  • Drive operational metrics, on-call processes, and incident response to maintain industry-leading SLAs
  • Communicate effectively with senior leadership on team progress, risks, and strategic trade-offs
  • Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement aligned with Amazon's Leadership Principles

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of engineering team management experience
  • 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
  • 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience partnering with product or program management teams
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 3+ years of operational experience

Skills

Required:Engineering team managementSystem design and architectureCross-functional collaborationOperational excellence

Benefits

  • 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
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Sign-on payments and RSUs included in package
  • Comprehensive benefits overview available on company site
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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