Director of Software Development

Application deadline: Jul 19 2026

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead a team across North America and Europe building systems for cooling power telemetry and monitoring and operational visibility across AWS global data this role you will work backwards from a diverse set of engineering and operational use cases and partner with leaders and builders across our data center ecosystem - from design engineering and mechanical/electrical engineering to controls engineering and engineering operations technicians. You will lead conceptualization of new software systems and evolution of existing software services and deliver results through software development teams. You will partner with peer leaders across the broader data center team to align on strategic direction and serve as a technical advisory voice to influence senior infrastructure leadership. And of course you will also be a people leader focused on hiring and growth of leaders and engineers on your team.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
10 years of software development experience
10 years in senior engineering leadership roles
10 years experience driving long-term engineering and product decisions
Track record of delivering innovative cloud-based applications
Proven ability to hire and develop an inclusive organization
Experience scaling diverse highly dynamic and fast-growing technical and product teams

Experience building software systems for the devices sensors and control systems domains.
Experience solving customer and technical problems with durable scalable solutions over multi-year multi-billion dollar and multi-organization impact.
Desire and ability to inspire and influence at all levels.
Experience driving complex cross-organizational projects


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