About the job
Are you passionate about leveraging GenAI and advanced AWS technologies to simplify builder experience and accelerate innovations at AWS scale? We are building a new organization, AWS Builder Acceleration (AWSBA), focused on reducing toil and increasing building efficiency across AWS builders. Our mission is to accelerate AWS builder teams’ innovation by eliminating friction throughout the software development and operational lifecycle. Through AI based automated solutions and centralized service management, we address fundamental challenges including Keep The Light On (KTLO) service maintenance burden, launch readiness complexities, and recurring operational load. Through continuous collaboration with builder teams to identify emerging challenges, we shape our strategic roadmap to reinvent the development and operational ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Define and drive long term technical strategy for AWS Builder Acceleration org.
Identify and prioritize high-impact problems that impede AWS software development
Decompose complex builder problems into simple, straightforward and scalable solutions.
Develop a strategic roadmap that delivers meaningful improvements weekly while working toward long-term transformation
Establish team culture and coach other SDEs to set new standards for the ideal software builder experience
Partner closely with ASBX while focusing on AWS specific challenges
Make and defend decisions about scope and priorities, even when facing pressure from senior stakeholders
Qualifications
Minimum
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
10+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
8+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Proven track record of leading the delivery of large-scale, highly available, low latency, high quality systems
Experience in technical leadership role within a large organization
Preferred
Deep hands-on experience building software at AWS
Experience with software tooling and services supporting development lifecycle at scale
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work with senior leaders across organizations to develop and champion long-term technical strategy
Experience building large-scale AI solutions