Principal Product Manager - Dev Tools Platform Services

The AWS Code Services team is seeking an experienced and motivated Principal Product Manager to set the vision and direction for our Dev Tools Platform services. These are the services that provide core functionality like data synchronization, UI framework, metering and billing across our developer tools products. This is a unique opportunity for someone who is passionate about software development to shape the future of developer tools. In this role you will be part of the extended Code Services leadership team helping to set the vision for our developer tools platform strategy and also org-wide standards and practices.

Your mission is to create services that make it easier for our internal developers to build amazing developer tools. You will work backward to understand the needs our our development teams to create a compelling vision and strategy that enables our team to create services more quickly and reliably. You will turn that vision into actionable plans that are written as clear, compelling narratives that leaders at all levels can understand. You will break that plan into easy to understand requirements and work with engineering leaders to design prototypes and technical designs that help get everyone aligned. You will also work with your engineering counterparts to schedule and track the delivery of features and services through the Amazon development process and into the hands of our developers. Throughout the process you will ensure that the team is focused on the top developer needs and partnering effectively with engineering counterparts to deliver features, improvements and services predictably and reliably.

This role is a hands-on and requires a mix of individual delivery and scaling through others. To be successful in this role you must be customer obsessed and deeply understand the needs of developers. You will be expected to invent on behalf of our developers and create new and innovative ideas. You must care deeply about the developer experience and should be comfortable working with designers to prototype ideas and concepts. In addition, you will work with engineering leaders to maintain a consistent rhythm of planning, execution and review to ensure that PM and engineering work as one team.

You will also be the “face” of developer platform services inside Amazon and with our customers. You will meet with customers to share learnings and concepts and you will have the opportunity to become PR and speaker certified and represent AWS at industry events. Inside Amazon you will be a recognized expert in your field and will be responsible for effectively and reliably communicating project status to senior leaders and stakeholders. In this role, you will also write the teams monthly and weekly business reviews and strategic planning documents such as 3 Year plans, OP1 and Yearly Goals and present them to senior leaders across Amazon.

The right candidate will possess a strong product and program management background and have extensive experience working as an individual contributor on large projects. You must excel at written and verbal communications. You will have experience with developer tools and software development processes. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means anticipating bottlenecks, making tradeoffs and balancing the needs of the business versus technical constraints. Cross-team coordination, project management and an ability to learn and understand new technology are essential.