manager software engineering Engineering Manager hybrid · Posted May 7, 2026
$166,300 – $225,000
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a manager-level Engineering Manager in the software engineering function based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, Java, AWS. Compensation is listed at $166,300–$225,000 per year.

Role
Engineering Manager
Function
software engineering
Level
manager
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
Herndon, VA
Department
Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
Posted
May 7, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers

The Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Platform Engineering and Emerging Technology (PEET) Periphery team is searching for a talented, detail-oriented Systems Development Manager (SysDM) to support AWS activities in US ADC regions supporting the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The Aperture team more specifically supports End User Compute (EUC) including the Amazon WorkSpaces service for US ADC customers. Amazon WorkSpaces provides cloud-native virtual desktops, secure web browsers, and application streaming, enabling productivity while maintaining a strong security posture, improving agility, and reducing cost. A SysDM will work to solve service-centric technical and business problems, devise strategy, and facilitate technology solutions that may not yet be defined. They will deliver independently, with limited guidance, across cross-functional initiatives. Additionally, individuals must act as force multipliers, understand escalation, and find a path forward in difficult situations. The role also necessitates understanding security risks caused by technical complexity, and being able to make trade-offs between short-term and long-term needs. From Day 1, SysDMs are given ownership of a distributed team of engineers responsible for the operational health of EUC services in secure, air-gapped cloud environments. You'll own the team's roadmap, from hiring and developing talent, to defining automation strategy, to ensuring your services meet…

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