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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Manager, Data Center Automation Services - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $184,900.0 - $250,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Data Centers, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Scrum Methodology, Software Product Management, Cloud Services, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Web Services, Cloud Platform System, Process Control Systems, AWS Data Analytics, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** October 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28109268/Software-Development-Manager-Data-Center-Automation-Services-Colorado-Denver-7375 ## About the Role 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience - 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience - 3+ years of engineering team management experience - 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 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 partnering with product or program management teams 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 - Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers ## Description 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 Data Center Builder Tools team is looking for an innovative, self-directed Software Development Manager to lead the effort in building the Data Center Industrial Controls Run-times team. You will build and own a team with a portfolio of on-premise industrial automation software in mission critical building management and electrical power infrastructure. As a Manager, you will drive key engineering and business decisions that impact team's long-term vision. You will be responsible for hiring and leading a team of engineers responsible for building high performing applications that interact with large scale distributed systems. In this position you will partner with product managers, cross-functional teams to execute both strategic and tactical roadmaps. A successful candidate will have an established background with strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills and motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment., We are seeking a leader who will bring proven experience in building, managing, and mentoring engineering teams. In this role you will: - Build and manage a team of software engineers (from new grads to senior engineers) by hiring, coaching, and promoting. You will foster career growth and a strong team culture by leading and mentoring engineers with various experiences. - Set high engineering standards and operational excellence for the team, and help them deliver incremental value to customers by administering agile development process. - Effectively communicate within your team, with your peers, with senior leaders and with stakeholders. Through writing, you'll distil and communicate technical concepts and challenges and be willing to argue for the right outcomes using data, conviction and diplomacy. - Work with other teams and team members to break down complex challenges, iterate on designs, estimate engineering efforts, and create work-back schedules. You will be deeply in the details of any trade-offs between approaches. You'll be an enabler and a force-multiplier for your team. A day in the life You will lead a team of engineers building software that directly supports internal deployment teams and data center operations teams across Amazon's global infrastructure. You will drive technical roadmaps, remove blockers for your engineers, and partner closely with stakeholders to understand operational challenges and translate them into scalable software solutions. You will own sprint planning, design reviews, and service health, while coaching and growing your team. Given the multi-national footprint of our facilities, you will occasionally travel to engage directly with customers, gather requirements, and ensure the tools your team builds meet real-world operational needs. About the team A team within Data Center Builder Tools, builds the services that provision, deploy, and update operating systems and firmware across devices in AWS data centers. We develop both cloud-based services and on-device agents that internal engineering teams and on-site operators rely on to manage the full device lifecycle. Our tools power the industrial controls systems running in data centers worldwide *Why AWS* Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.