Director, Software Dev - Network Software

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead a large engineering organization within AWS Network Engineering.

You will own technical strategy, execution, and operational excellence for networking systems at scale. This is a builder role overseeing multiple locations, driving innovation across distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure, with a focus on reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of software development experience
• 10+ years of managing a team
• 5+ years of managing managers
• Experience building and running highly available, large-scale, distributed systems - externally facing product or service
• Proven ability to lead across multiple locations

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical strategy and roadmap for a critical domain within AWS Network Engineering
• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization of engineers across multiple locations
• Drive architectural decisions for highly available, large-scale distributed systems
• Partner cross-functionally with hardware engineering, network operations, product management, and science teams
• Establish and maintain the highest standards for system reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency
• Drive operational excellence including on-call culture, incident response, and continuous improvement of availability metrics

Skills

15+ years software development

10+ years managing a team

5+ years managing managers

Experience leading across locations

Education

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

Job description

Description

AWS Network Engineering is the backbone of the world's largest and most reliable cloud platform, delivering the global network infrastructure that millions of customers depend on every day. We are seeking a Director of Software Development to lead a critical engineering organization within AWS Network Engineering. This leader will own the technical strategy, execution, and operational excellence for networking systems that operate at unprecedented scale.

This is a role for a builder. You will lead a large, multi-disciplinary engineering organization, driving innovation across distributed systems, network control and data planes, and cloud-native infrastructure.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical strategy and roadmap for a critical domain within AWS Network Engineering
• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization of engineers across multiple locations, building a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and customer obsession
• Drive architectural decisions for highly available, large-scale distributed systems that serve millions of customers globally
• Partner cross-functionally with hardware engineering, network operations, product management, and science teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Establish and maintain the highest standards for system reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency
• Drive operational excellence including on-call culture, incident response, and continuous improvement of availability metrics

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field - or equivalent work experience
• 15+ years of software development experience
• 10+ years of managing a team
• 5+ years of managing managers
• Experience building and running highly available, large-scale, distributed systems -externally facing product or service
• Proven ability to lead across multiple locations

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record leading through leaders, growing and leading engineering organizations of 100+ people
• Experience building and scaling a product or external service from early stage to enterprise-level success
• Multi-site leadership experience
• Remarkable technologist with high judgment and remarkable product vision
• Operational excellence background
• Deep experience with networking, distributed systems, or infrastructure at hyperscale

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USA, WA, Seattle - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Data Services, Inc.