Principal, AI/ML Infrastructure Planning (AWS)

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end planning for AI/ML server deployments. You will collaborate with senior leaders and engineering teams to ensure timely landing of servers in data centers, while driving long-term planning and process improvements.

The role emphasizes strong stakeholder engagement, scalable design, and governance across multiple functions to optimize cost and delivery. This is a high-impact position within AWS AIS.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management, including tech PM roles.
• Extensive experience working directly with engineering teams.
• Ability to define roadmap strategy and prioritize deliverables.
• 4+ years designing or architecting scalable systems.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, CE, information systems, or related field.
• Experience coordinating release schedules across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning for a broad AI/ML server portfolio.
• Engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams to land servers in data centers on time.
• Drive short-, mid-, and long-term planning and deliver systems that optimize planning processes.
• Establish feedback loops to identify defects and drive improvements.

Skills

Program management

Engineering collaboration

Roadmap strategy

System design

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

Job ID: 10530586 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of technical infrastructure program managers, software engineers, data specialists, supply chain specialists, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for planning and execution while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) designs, delivers, and operates the global data-center fleet that powers every AWS service. Our servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling assets in more than 245 countries and territories. We tackle some of the world’s most complex supply-chain problems so our customers can innovate without limits.

In this team you will drive end to end planning for a wide portfolio of AI/ML servers. You will engage with senior leaders and working teams across a wide variety of functional areas on the necessary inputs that enable landing of servers in data centers in time to meet customer demand. You will drive short, medium, and long term planning efforts and engage with software teams to deliver systems that optimize the planning process. To deliver the right outcomes, you will need to implement strong mechanisms to identify defects and create feedback loops to the appropriate teams. Ability to engage with the most senior levels in the AWS organization, both in written and verbal form is critical.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management, tech program management, or related experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• Experience defining roadmap strategy and prioritizing deliverables for your team products
• 4+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management, Information Systems, or other related discipline
• Experience managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in data centers or critical infrastructure
• Experience in automation or monitoring frameworks, deployment or development
• Experience performing complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and presenting the justification to management in a high-level review
• Experience communicating effectively with senior leadership
• Experience working with Advanced Compute technologies including, but not limited to: Accelerated Compute, High Performance Compute, Visual/Spatial Compute, and/or IoT.
• Master's degree or above in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or Bachelor's degree or above in engineering, management, or technology

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 .

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