Software Dev Manager III, AWS Clean Rooms
Amazon · Seattle, WA
$184,900–$250,200from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering management role leading a team building AWS Clean Rooms, a data collaboration service that lets companies jointly analyze datasets without exposing underlying data. Day-to-day responsibilities span hiring and growing engineers, setting technical direction, allocating resources, and coordinating with cross-functional partners to deliver the service. Suited to experienced engineering managers with a background in designing and building multi-tier web services.
Senior level · 7+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,600 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 670–2,400
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $219,401 (middle half $175,322–$306,147). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This is a people-management role (Engineering Manager) for the AWS Clean Rooms product, with explicit responsibilities for recruiting, headcount, performance feedback, and long-term team vision — mapped to 11-3021. The alt SOC 15-1252 reflects that the JD also requires deep hands-on engineering background (architecture, coding standards, multi-tier web services).
The title is not stated in the posting; the role is inferred as an Engineering Manager from the responsibilities and qualifications.
The overall years minimum is set to 7, the highest role-level floor explicitly stated ('7+ years of working directly within engineering teams'). The 8-year figure is tied specifically to multi-tier web services and is captured on that skill.
The JD lists no specific programming languages, cloud services, or named technologies as hard gates; the required skills are management and engineering-practice competencies. 'Recruiting and hiring' appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
Compensation is base salary only; the posting notes the package also includes sign-on payments and RSUs, which are not quantified.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): engineering team management, multi-tier web services, systems architecture, product/program management collaboration.
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