We are looking for a senior engineering leader to build the next generation functionalities and infrastructure in one of the most critical areas of Cloud - AWS Identity. To succeed in this role you will be a veteran senior leader who possesses experience in building high-performing, highly scalable, and resilient systems in a complex, multi-tiered, and fast-paced environment. You will work with and grow a talented engineering team that has proven track record of excellence.
We develop and operate a set of tier-0 services that are critical to AWS’ business because it helps define the security of AWS as it controls how AWS services can access each other, and on AWS as it controls customers’ access to their applications built on AWS. You will work directly with major AWS customers while partnering with internal AWS services. You will manage a global service footprint that has very strict latency and availability requirements.
Key job responsibilities This role requires ownership, autonomy, and an ability to deliver results. You should be a self-starter with a bias towards independent problem solving. Clear communication and prioritization will be important as you partner with Product Management to plan, design, and deliver game changing experiences for customers. Your passion for the potential of computing to help AWS Partners to run their businesses on AWS native tools, and proven experience managing complex technology projects, will help you make strong business judgments. Roll up your sleeves, build an engineering team second to none, and have fun while creating tons of customer value!
Your expertise is deep and broad; you start with the customer and work backwards to develop a coherent vision for services that support the flexibility and scale that customers expect from us. You have built and operated systems that support high-end business complexity and scale with simple and elegant solutions that are highly decoupled, yet operate in concert to produce customer experiences that are unique to Amazon. You will be responsible for a material piece of the AWS Platform Experience and join a select group of a people making history producing and selling infrastructure and software as a service. You will do this with an organization that is the acknowledged market leader and is regularly redefining the new normal for what is possible.
Key job responsibilities
Build and lead an organization dedicated to improving AWS developer experience
Identify and prioritize high-impact problems that impede AWS software development
Develop a strategic roadmap that delivers meaningful improvements weekly while working toward long-term transformation
Establish team culture and set new standards for the ideal software builder experience
Partner closely with other AWS Services while focusing on AWS specific challenges
Make and defend decisions about scope and priorities, even when facing pressure from senior stakeholders
Lead architecture, design, implementation, and operational support of tools and services.
Unique Opportunities
Re-imagine how developers build and operate the software that underpins the world's largest cloud
Drive significant transformation across AWS engineering leveraging AI
A day in the life You remain technically hands-on and close to the technology despite your leadership role. You're passionate about developer experience and get frustrated by inefficiencies that make building software unnecessarily difficult. You understand the challenges AWS developers face today and have a clear vision for improvement. You spend time listening to teams across AWS and validating that your teams are working on the right problems, and the solutions meaningfully simplify the AWS developer experience across all teams. You're comfortable maintaining focused scope and saying "no" to distractions, even when they come from senior stakeholders. You recognize that exceptional execution within a focused mission creates more impact than diluting efforts across too many initiatives. You're an experienced hiring manager excited about building a world-class, diverse organization. You take the long view while delivering incremental improvements. You're deeply self-critical, actively seek customer feedback, and are willing to challenge the status quo. You have strong backbone - able to voice opinions confidently, make difficult decisions, and defend your position when working with senior leaders across AWS.
About the team AWS Accounts Management & Governance (AMG) is a unified organization that brings together AWS Accounts, AWS Organizations, and AWS Control Tower to help customers securely set up, govern, and observe their AWS environment throughout their cloud journey. We meet the customers where they are and enable them to grow with confidence, knowing their environment is secure by default and fully compliant. For internal AWS services, AMG offers primitives that enable them to deliver their services to multi-account and multi-organization customers.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of engineering team management experience
- Master's degree in Computer Science
- Experience building large-scale machine learning and AI solutions at Internet scale
- Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of building large-scale machine learning and AI solutions at Internet scale experience
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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.
USA, CA, East Palo Alto - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually