Join Amazon DynamoDB - the fully managed NoSQL database service that powers the world's most demanding applications with single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a cornerstone of AWS Cloud, DynamoDB serves industry leaders like Lyft, Airbnb, Samsung, Toyota, and Capital One, enabling their mission-critical workloads and innovative customer experiences.
We're seeking an exceptional leader to lead our site in Dublin, the team behind the DynamoDB's control plane, metadata and continuous data protection capabilities.
The ideal candidate combines technical depth in distributed systems and databases with strong leadership abilities. You'll be at the forefront of solving complex challenges in:
• Hyper-scale distributed systems
• Global data replication and consistency
• High-availability architecture
Dynamo DB is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team
• Drive critical technology decisions that impact millions of customers globally
• Champion operational excellence at unprecedented scale
• Shape the future of distributed database systems
About the team
If you're passionate about building world-class database services and driving innovation in cloud computing, we want to talk to you. Learn more about DynamoDB :
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Basic Qualifications:
- Experience in engineering
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
- Experience in engineering team management
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
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