Manager, Software Development, Network Product Development

Do you like to use network and Unix systems engineering to deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions? Would you like to play a key role in driving the stability and sustainability of next-generation IP networks?

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Core Networking team is looking for a Optical Network Development Engineer to join our Network Product Development (NPD) team. As an Optical Network Development Engineer with a focus on Tools and Automation, you will be responsible for building, deploying and scaling the Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business units, across multiple global data centers. AWS Core Networking is focused on building Data Centers and the network that allows Data Centers to function efficiently. They own the solutions that allow racks to be aggregated and Data Centers to be interconnected. Core Networking’s goal is to balance efficiency, performance and reliability to allow customers access to their applications and data.

You will design, implement and support scalable testing infrastructure solutions to support and facilitate optics interconnect development and product deployment. You will be exposed to leading edge industrial technologies. You should have excellent business and communication skills to be able to work with business owners and tech leaders to gather infrastructure requirements, design software infrastructure, build up pipelines and test plan to meet business needs. You stay abreast of emerging technologies, investigating and implementing where appropriate.



Key job responsibilities
- Build the organization and systems that delivers highly available, large-scale distributed software services for Amazon Network telemetry, operational monitoring, and reliability tools that improve network availability and performance
- Establish the strategy and team capabilities for automated quality monitoring and predictive systems for interconnect products that provide actionable intelligence to product owners, supply chain teams, and operational stakeholders
- Define our ML initiatives and build the team that is capable of embodying proactive network reliability, transforming reactive troubleshooting into preventive maintenance that reduces customer impact
- Own the strategy and execution of network validation and troubleshooting tools that improve deployment efficiency and provide intelligent, context-driven recommendations for operational issues
- Define the technical vision for scalable, self-service data infrastructure and telemetry platforms that reduce operational maintenance overhead and enable rapid data onboarding
- Set technical direction and build organizational mechanisms that ensure architectural excellence and scalability across all team deliverables
- Develop and communicate monthly, quarterly, and yearly strategy and roadmaps aligned with project priorities, business objectives, and team capabilities
- Build team processes and operational rhythms across the full development lifecycle, balancing on-call and operational workload with project delivery and milestone commitments
- Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing software development team while fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Collaborate and influence across multiple organizations to align partner and dependent teams, driving delivery of software infrastructure that spans organizational boundaries
- Communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, including engineers, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Set technical direction and establish engineering best practices that scale across the organization
- Establish metrics, mechanisms, and feedback loops that drive continuous improvement in team delivery and operational excellence

A day in the life
On an everyday basis as part of our team, you have the unique opportunity to understand the