Director of Engineering

Amazon Inc.; City of Yonkers (NY); In loco; USD 223.000 - 347.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon in Yonkers, NY seeks a Director of Engineering to own critical systems and lead high-performance teams. The role blends hands-on coding discipline with strategic architecture and delivery accountability.

Expect a generous salary range ($223,000–$347,000 yearly), coaching, coverage, and work rhythms that respect your weekends in NY. The team values ownership, crisp requirements, and scalable software.

This active recruitment targets start date soon.

Competenze

• 11+ years of Java experience
• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating technology expertise
• Ruby on Rails skills sharpened in a freelance or similar setting
• Comfort with a fast-paced Amazon environment

Mansioni

• Catch the goal-oriented Ruby on Rails regression in staging before it reaches Yonkers customers
• Sketch Ruby on Rails sequence diagrams to clarify technology flow
• Keep the Java build pipeline green for Yonkers deployments
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable PHP acceptance criteria
• Stress-test teamwork systems and harden where necessary

Conoscenze

Ruby on Rails

Java

JavaScript

PHP

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Strumenti

Software architecture

Rails pipeline

Descrizione del lavoro

You can write Emotional Intelligence that works or GitHub Actions that lasts; our Director of Engineering role at Amazon is for engineers who insist on both. The technology charter, the $223,000 - $347,000, the 10-year ask — all of it points to an Amazon role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Catch the goal-oriented Ruby on Rails regression in staging before it ever reaches Yonkers customers
• Sketch Ruby on Rails sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Keep the Java build pipeline green so Yonkers deploys never wait on a red lightTurn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable PHP acceptance criteria
• Stress-test Teamwork systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked

What You'll Bring

• Real curiosity about why Amazon customers do what they do
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
• Practical Ruby on Rails skills sharpened in a freelance setting
• Comfort with an Amazon pace that rarely sits still
• 11+ years of Java reps, not just Java exposure
• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams

Amazon grew up alongside its customers, scaling from a single Yonkers room into the technology partner much of NY now trusts. We celebrate JavaScript craftsmanship and hold ourselves to a high bar on the details that matter.

This director role pays $223,000 - $347,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in NY.

This role is in active recruitment, with a target start date just ahead.