Director of Agentic Search & Vector Analytics

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 264,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Austin seeks a Director of Software Development to lead the OpenSearch organization, guiding vision for search, vector, and log analytics workloads at scale.

You will partner with the GM, drive agentic-first development, and scale a distributed engineering organization across geographies while delivering customer-focused product innovations. This role demands deep technical excellence, exceptional communication, and a passion for open-source style

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of software development experience.
• 10+ years in senior engineering leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Agentic-First Development: Lead the transformation of engineering workflows into an agentic-first model, changing how teams develop, test, and ship code autonomously using AI agents.
• Product Engineering (30%): Own the "what" and "how" of product engineering, design, build, deploy, and support. Drive decisions on what to build and how to ship code fast.
• Customer Engagement (20%): Serve as a customer-facing technical leader, engaging directly with external customers to deeply understand their needs and translate insights into product direction.
• Thought Leadership: Operate as a strong writer and forward thinker, leading from the front with published perspectives, external presence, and a clear vision for adaptive, agent-to-agent experiences.
• Team Leadership & Scaling: Lead and scale a large, distributed engineering organization including teams in India. Build a high-EQ culture that attracts and retains top talent.
• Continuous Learning & Innovation: Foster a culture of continuous learning. Look around corners, anticipate customer needs, build adaptive agent experiences, and drive recommendations that evolve with usage.
• Technical Strategy: Drive innovation across search, vectors, and log analytics ensuring OpenSearch remains competitive against other players in the database/analytics/search landscape.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Austin seeks a Director of Software Development to lead the OpenSearch organization, guiding vision for search, vector, and log analytics workloads at scale.

You will partner with the GM, drive agentic-first development, and scale a distributed engineering organization across geographies while delivering customer-focused product innovations. This role demands deep technical excellence, exceptional communication, and a passion for open-source style