Head of Software Devlopment, AWS EC2, Performance Job in Seattle, Washington US
Head of Software Devlopment, AWS EC2, Performance
-- Head of Software Devlopment, AWS EC2, Performance Job ID: 138658 Location: US-WA-Seattle Posted Date: 3/20/2012 Company: Amazon Web Services LLC Position Category: Software Development Position Details Job Description Cloud computing is seeing rapid adoption from companies of all sizes. These companies are looking to move their diverse applications and workloads into the cloud to realize the cost savings and the functionality benefits provided by the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Key to driving this adoption is helping customers understand what kind of value they can expect once their workloads are properly integrated. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) team is looking for an experienced head of software development to drive internal benchmarking and analysis services. This leader will staff and manage a team of software developers, set team goals, and drive general project management and inter-team collaboration. Team deliverables include building and improving internal automated benchmarking services for AWS, providing tools for 3 rd party competitive analysis, and owning premium support of enterprise customers looking to assess the AWS utility computing value proposition. EC2 favors individuals who thrive in a dynamic, hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The candidate must be a strong leader who can balance operational excellence and demand-generating activities against feature development, communicate succinctly and has proven experience driving a high level of focus with a team of strong engineers. The ideal candidate will be experienced in defining metrics and performance analysis models, executing rigorous benchmarking methodology, and be as comfortable managing deep systems software developers as interacting with executives of large enterprises. Basic Qualifications 10+ years of engineering experience in computing 5+ years in an engineering management role 3+ years of professional programming experience as an individual contributor Preferred Qualifications Bachelors in Engineering, Science or Mathematics History of team building and a passion for people management Experience mentoring software development engineers Skilled as a project manager coordinating efforts across numerous teams in a large corporate environment Ability to stay focused and work autonomously in a fast paced environment Excellent written communication and verbal skills 7+ years of professional systems software development Proven record of delivering large-scale, high-quality automated tooling or similar infrastructure services Demonstrated passion for customer experience and usability Experience managing relationships with engineering directors/executives at large enterprises Background in High Performance Computing (HPC) or computational modeling in scientific verticals such as oil and gas, life sciences, finance, industrial design History of paper authorship or other publishing to the engineering/scientific community ** For more information on Amazon Web Services, please visit **