Sr. Product Manager Technical, External Services, Amazon Linux (Amazon EC2)
Company websiteaws.org (AWS, opens in new tab)
Base salary $152,200 to $205,900
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Amazon is seeking to hire a product manager for Amazon Linux. As a Senior PMT for External Services at AWS, you will own the roadmap for Amazon's flagship operating system.
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is looking for a dynamic and seasoned product leader to help define and build the future of cloud computing. Customers around the world rely on Amazon EC2 to provide elastic, high performance, secure, and cost effective resources to scale their infrastructure to keep up with their changing business needs. Within EC2, you will work on the team that delivers the Amazon Linux operating system. As a member of the EC2 Product Management team, you will join other highly respected product and engineering leaders to create the future of the computing platform.
We are looking for a Product manager who will own and drive the strategy and roadmap for Amazon Linux, the Linux distribution which powers AWS services and is the most popular operating system used by customers to run their workloads on AWS.
You will have strong ownership over portfolio strategy, product definition, feature prioritization, messaging, pricing (if applicable), adoption, customer interaction, and customer enablement. This is a high visibility and high impact role that will interact with all levels of AWS leadership.
The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity cloud computing represents and is deeply passionate about working with great teams that deliver the highest quality services. You are customer-centric and thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires strong technical and business judgment, and solid communication skills.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead the definition and execution of the product strategy for Amazon Linux.
- Define and gather the necessary inputs to make high-quality product and roadmap decisions.
- Work with leaders across AWS, Amazon, and our partners to drive towards our vision.
- Define project requirements, priorities, methods for measurement and track their execution and success.
- Communicate with senior management on project status, strategy, risks, and issues.
- Work closely with multiple engineering teams to deliver results for customers.
A day in the life
- Talk to customers, understand customer pain points and feedback
- Write working backwards, strategy, and decision documents
- Build prototypes using generative AI tools, iterate quickly, fail fast
- Collaborate with engineering to deliver proven, high confidence features
- Respond to customer queries and issues
- Learn about new technologies in your area
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of technical product management with internet business experience
- 5+ years of working as a Technical Product Manager experience
- 3+ years of technical (software development, network development, IT, other related) experience
- 7+ years of full product life cycle experience
- 5+ years of P&L management and pricing experience
- 5+ years of creating written docs for development of new products experience
- 5+ years of enterprise security product experience
- 5+ years of product management in the cloud computing technology space experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, finance, or economics
- Experience in taking a product from conception & definition phase through engineering design and taking it to market
- Experience delivering large-scale SaaS, PaaS or LaaS products where you are responsible for the full product lifecycle, from concept through GTM (go to market)
Preferred Qualifications
- 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 working within teams delivering software products and features using agile methodologies
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 152,200.00 - 205,900.00 USD annually
Source: AWS · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $152,200, above 47% of the 281 Product roles in Washington on this site; the other 53% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $53,700 wide, 35% of the floor. Observed open for 3 days so far (since Nov 5, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 281 Product roles in Washington listed on this site, the median base floor is $152,200 and the middle half runs from $151,200 to $179,900. This role's floor ($152,200) is above 47% of them; 32 others list the same floor.
Base floors of 281 Product roles in Washington
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 3.9% | 11 |
| $125K to $150K | 14.2% | 40 |
| $150K to $175K | 47.7% | 134 |
| $175K to $200K | 26.3% | 74 |
| $200K to $225K | 2.5% | 7 |
| $225K to $250K | 2.5% | 7 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.4% | 1 |
| $275K and up | 2.5% | 7 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 281 open postings with this job family in Washington
- Sample size
- 281
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Washington vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Product, Washington | $152,200 | 281 |
| Product, all states | $163,944 | 3,018 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $152,200 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 281 in Washington; 3018 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How AWS pays
349 of AWS's 649 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 293 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $153,600; the middle half runs from $137,800 to $162,700.
Base floors of AWS's 649 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 7.4% | 48 |
| $125K to $150K | 36.4% | 236 |
| $150K to $175K | 42.5% | 276 |
| $175K to $200K | 9.2% | 60 |
| $200K to $225K | 3.9% | 25 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.6% | 4 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 649 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 649
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Product roles in Washington with the nearest published base floor to $152,200, one per employer.
- Senior Product Manager - Tech, AWS Application Protection Amazon · base floor $152,200
- Sr. Product Mgr - Tech, Amazon Leo Capacity Planning Amazon Leo · base floor $151,200
- Product Manager Orkes · base floor $150,000
- Sr. Product Manager, Sales & Services Slate · base floor $155,000
- Senior Product Manager Acumatica · base floor $155,000
This listingSr. Product Manager Technical, External Services, Amazon Linux (Amazon EC2)$152,200 to $205,900
Database Eng II - AMZ000560$150,197 to $168,800
Principal AWS Brand Advertising Leader, AWS Brand and Creative$149,200 to $201,800
Solutions Architect, Frontier AI Startups$151,000 to $204,300
Senior Product Manager-Tech, AWS Field eXperiences$151,200 to $204,600
Sr. Product Manager - Technical, AWS Governance$151,200 to $204,600
Salesforce Developer, Sr. System Development Engineer , Frontier AI Tools$151,200 to $204,600
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Sr. Product Manager Technical, External Services, Amazon Linux (Amazon EC2) (this listing) | $152,200 - $205,900 |
| Database Eng II - AMZ000560 | $150,197 - $168,800 |
| Principal AWS Brand Advertising Leader, AWS Brand and Creative | $149,200 - $201,800 |
| Solutions Architect, Frontier AI Startups | $151,000 - $204,300 |
| Senior Product Manager-Tech, AWS Field eXperiences | $151,200 - $204,600 |
| Sr. Product Manager - Technical, AWS Governance | $151,200 - $204,600 |
| Salesforce Developer, Sr. System Development Engineer , Frontier AI Tools | $151,200 - $204,600 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Nov 5, 2026 (3 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-30
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 152,200.00 - 205,900.00 USD annually
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.