Application deadline: Aug 30, 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 centers. In 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 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
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, CO, Denver - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually