Amazon

Director of Engineering for Open Data Analytics Engines, Data Processing & Experience

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years in mission-critical system software development
  • 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams
  • Preferred: 5+ years partnering with sales, marketing, and customer success teams
  • Experience in cloud-based analytics technology deployment
  • Deep knowledge of distributed query engines and resource scheduling
  • Advanced degree (Masters, PhD, or MBA) is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead a software development team for AWS analytics services based on open-source engines
  • Drive design, implementation, testing, and deployment of managed analytics services
  • Own the strategy and technical roadmap for engine efficiency and query optimization
  • Mentor senior engineers and managers, providing technical leadership
  • Collaborate with executives to develop business targets and resource requirements
  • Influence technical and business strategy for innovative solutions
  • Solve challenges in distributed query execution and performance optimization

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
As Director of Engineering for Open Data Analytics Engines, you will own the strategy and technical roadmap for innovations in engine efficiency, features, and performance. You'll lead a group of top talent in the design, development, and operation of next-generation open-source analytics services on AWS, driving advances in query planning and optimization, distributed execution, and cost-performance across the portfolio.

Key job responsibilities

Grow and lead a software development organization responsible for building key AWS analytics services based on open-source engines.

Drive the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of managed analytics services spanning batch processing, interactive queries, and real-time streaming.

Own the strategy and technical roadmap for innovations in engine efficiency, query planning and optimization, and performance - setting the direction for how AWS advances the state of the art in open-source analytics.

Draw from your deep and broad technical and management expertise to mentor senior engineers and managers, complete hands-on technical work, and provide leadership on complex technical issues, design tradeoffs, and feature and schedule prioritization.

Work with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements, influence technical and business strategy, hire talented engineers and managers, and conceive innovative new solutions for customers.

A day in the life

Leading the Open Data Analytics Engines team gives you the opportunity to:

Work on industry-defining products in the rapidly evolving open-source data analytics space

Solve challenging problems in distributed query execution, query planning and optimization, stream processing, resource scheduling, and performance optimization at cloud scale

Build products that deliver the power of open-source analytics with the reliability, security, and ease-of-use customers expect from AWS

Work for a company that is a recognized leader in cloud computing

Be involved in the fast-growing cloud analytics and data lake market

Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for the future of open-source analytics on AWS

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent work experience

10+ years in the development of mission-critical system software, including work on distributed systems, large-scale data processing, or analytics platforms

5+ years managing engineering teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years partnering with sales, marketing, and customer success teams

Experience developing and deploying cloud-based analytics technology, particularly services built on open-source frameworks (Spark, Presto/Trino, Flink, Hive)

Deep knowledge of query planning and optimization in distributed query engines or relational databases, including experience with resource scheduling, data lake architectures, and performance optimization at petabyte scale

Experience operating services at global scale with stringent latency, throughput, and availability requirements

Advanced degree: Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering, or MBA or similar business qualification

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, Redmond - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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