Director, Software Development, AWS Transform
About The Position
Come to AWS to build technology with global impact. Millions of customers, including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies, trust AWS to power and accelerate their AI/ML initiatives through our comprehensive stack of tools and services. AWS’s Agentic AI Organization is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a strategic initiative focused on accelerating enterprise software modernization. This person will be the single-threaded owner for tools and strategies for Windows and database modernization, leading a team of engineers and product managers in developing cutting-edge solutions that leverage generative AI to transform software maintenance and modernization. Key job responsibilities This leader will be working closely with executives across AWS and some of our largest customers. You'll work alongside the best minds in agentic AI, ML, and cloud computing and drive innovation that directly impacts AWS's market position. Your team will be instrumental in developing AI-powered solutions that not only migrate workloads but help customers modernize and fully leverage AWS's extensive service catalog. A day in the life Serve as the technical and strategic leader for driving innovation in modernization technologies and processes Lead and develop a engineering and product organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation, working closely on science technologies Spearhead the development of AI-powered tools and experiences, using state of the art technologies Partner with global systems integrators to drive large-scale projects Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and technical leaders at F100 enterprise customers Collaborate across AWS teams to integrate new services and capabilities into the migration framework
Requirements
- 10+ years of technology leadership experience, with significant exposure to enterprise systems
- Hands-on experience with agentic AI and state of the art AI/ML technologies
- Proven track record of leading high-velocity engineering and product organizations, ideally in a startup environment
- Deep understanding of databases, windows applications, and cloud architectures
- Strong business acumen and ability to engage with executive-level stakeholders
- Executive presence and excellent communication skills
- Background in modernization or migration projects
- Experience partnering with systems integrators and managing complex partner relationships
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical and strategic leader for driving innovation in modernization technologies and processes
- Lead and develop a engineering and product organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation, working closely on science technologies
- Spearhead the development of AI-powered tools and experiences, using state of the art technologies
- Partner with global systems integrators to drive large-scale projects
- Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and technical leaders at F100 enterprise customers
- Collaborate across AWS teams to integrate new services and capabilities into the migration framework
Benefits
- Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
