Senior BI Engineer: AI-Driven Data Platform Leader

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Intelligence Engineer III to lead analytics strategy for the Specialist Insights team in Austin, TX.

The role blends data engineering with AI, building scalable data platforms and governance frameworks for AI-powered downstream applications. The candidate will own end-to-end analytics architecture, drive data products, and set standards guiding the team as it evolves from traditional reporting to AI‑enabled insights.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of SQL, ETL or Oracle experience.
• 4+ years of processing large, multi-dimensional datasets from multiple sources experience.
• 4+ years of developing automated reporting experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience with data visualization using Tableau, Quicksight, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Owns the architecture and technical roadmap for the team's analytics systems — data platforms, governance layers, self-service products, and the integration patterns that connect them to AI-powered downstream applications.
• Designs and drives implementation of scalable data platforms: pipeline orchestration, automated quality monitoring, schema management, and infrastructure that supports both traditional BI and AI-native consumption patterns.
• Architects governance frameworks that maintain data trust at scale: lineage, freshness enforcement, validation pipelines, ownership models, and content lifecycle practices — especially as AI systems become consumers of the team's data.
• Builds and owns automated analytics systems — report generation, KPI monitoring, anomaly detection, insight delivery — designing for progressive automation where AI handles the routine and humans handle the exceptions.
• Defines the team's AI tooling strategy: evaluates frameworks, builds shared infrastructure (prompt libraries, evaluation patterns, integration templates), and establishes practices that help the whole team work effectively with AI.
• Drives cross-functional alignment on data product architecture; influences partner teams on integration patterns, API contracts, and standards for how data products interoperate across the ecosystem.
• Makes technical decisions with broad impact: data modeling trade-offs, build-vs-buy on capabilities, migration strategies from legacy systems, and cost/performance optimization across the stack.
• Applies advanced statistical and ML methods within production systems; ensures analytical rigor in automated outputs and designs experimentation frameworks that quantify business impact.
• Mentors and levels up the team on data engineering craft, system design, governance thinking, and practical AI/ML application — raising the bar for what the team can build and maintain.
• Communicates complex technical architecture and strategy to senior leadership; writes design documents that drive alignment, presents trade‑offs clearly, and translates technical capability into business outcomes.

Skills

SQL

ETL

Oracle

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field

Tools

Tableau

Quicksight

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Senior Business Intelligence Engineer III to lead analytics strategy for the Specialist Insights team in Austin, TX.

The role blends data engineering with AI, building scalable data platforms and governance frameworks for AI-powered downstream applications. The candidate will own end-to-end analytics architecture, drive data products, and set standards guiding the team as it evolves from traditional reporting to AI‑enabled insights.