Director, Software Dev Network Software

AWS Network Engineering is the backbone of the worlds 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


Bachelors 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


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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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 WA Seattle - 264100.00 - 350000.00 USD annually