Amazon

Director Engineering, WorkSpaces Apps, Secure Work Enablement

Amazon$264K — $350K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in application virtualization or large-scale SaaS platforms.
  • Expertise in streaming infrastructure and cloud solutions, particularly in a zero-trust environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of AI agents and their impact on application delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage full product stacks and lead cross-functional teams effectively.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data for operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize application streaming and fleet management for cost and performance efficiency.
  • Manage the image and application lifecycle including packaging and rapid provisioning.
  • Enhance end-user experience by refining application-specific UX layers.
  • Enable AI agents to interact programmatically with streamed applications.
  • Drive platform extensibility through APIs and integrations with enterprise systems.
  • Oversee browser streaming and session management for web applications.
  • Implement zero-trust architecture and ensure robust data isolation measures.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) matching contributions for retirement savings.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Access to mental health support and employee assistance programs.
  • Flexible spending accounts and family support reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy.
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Director, Engineering to own and scale WorkSpaces Applications - AWS's fully managed application streaming and virtualization service. Applications enables enterprises to deliver desktop applications securely to any device without rewriting them, serving customers across healthcare, financial services, education, and government. This role will also own Secure Browser - AWS's fully managed, zero-trust browser streaming service. Secure Browser enables enterprises to provide employees and contractors secure access to internal web applications and the internet without data ever touching the endpoint.

This leader owns the full product stack from browser infrastructure through end-user experience, consuming shared capabilities from our Foundations team while owning the application and browser-specific layers.

Key job responsibilities
• Application streaming and fleet management - optimizing elastic fleets, always-on fleets, and multi-session architectures for cost efficiency, density, and performance at scale
• Image and application lifecycle - packaging, layering, patching, and rapid provisioning of application stacks across Windows and Linux
• Human End-User Experience (owned by this STO) - the Application-specific UX layer: application catalog, session picker, in-app toolbar, file transfer UX, and the streaming viewport experience. Distinct from WorkSpaces UX because users interact with individual applications, not full desktops
• Agent-native application delivery - enabling AI agents to discover, launch, interact with, and automate streamed applications programmatically. Working with AgentAccess to define how agents consume applications as a service.
• Platform extensibility - APIs, SDKs, and integrations that expand the application ecosystem (SaaS delivery, ISV partnerships, enterprise app stores)
• Browser streaming and session management - optimizing standard, large, and xlarge compute tiers for responsiveness, concurrency, and cost efficiency across diverse web application workloads
• Zero-trust architecture and data isolation - ensuring no data persists on endpoints, with granular policy controls for clipboard, file transfer, printing, and URL filtering
• Agent-native secure browsing - enabling AI agents to securely browse, interact with, and extract data from web applications within the same zero-trust boundary, with full audit trails. Working with AgentAccess to define the agent browsing contract
• Identity and access integration - deep integration with enterprise identity providers, conditional access policies, and session-level controls

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Deep expertise in application virtualization, streaming infrastructure, or large-scale SaaS platforms. Understands how AI agents fundamentally change application delivery - from session-based human interaction to API-driven, headless, always-on agent workflows. Strong product instincts with operational rigor.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• MBA Preferred
• Experience operating at scale
• Familiarity with AWS products, services, and the cloud ecosystem

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, WA, Seattle - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually

About Amazon

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Amazon Careers

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