Director, Software Development - Language Foundations, Amazon SW Builder Experience

Job ID: A10570265

About the role

Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX), started in 2022, is working to make Amazon the best place to build software. Every day, hundreds of thousands of Amazon software builders rely on us for the tools they build with, and for the technology, training, and community behind them. One of our most important responsibilities is shaping the language ecosystem, both inside Amazon and across the open-source community, to improve the experience for every software builder.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Language Foundations, connecting it to builder impact: code quality, reliability, security, performance, and the enablement of agent-supervised development.
• Deliver best-in-class support for Amazon's strategic languages (Java, Rust, Python, TypeScript, Go, C/C++, Kotlin, and Swift), aligning internal toolchains with industry conventions so builders and agents work on modern runtimes out of the box.
• Lead Amazon's language modernization through the tooling and language foundations that transform the performance, efficiency, and safety of the software teams build and run, including large-scale Rust and Java runtime investments.
• Build the trusted, secure repository for the third-party software Amazon depends on, curating out unmaintained and vulnerable dependencies so builders start from a safe default.
• Shape the external direction of strategic programming languages through Amazon's participation in standards bodies, foundations (e.g., the Rust Foundation, OpenJDK), and the open-source community, while maintaining the cultural norms of those communities.
• Lead and grow a multi-team engineering organization: recruit and develop world-class language specialists and Principal Engineers and build the leadership bench.
• Influence strategy and technical direction at the most senior levels of the company through clear written narrative and data; briefs at CEO-level reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience, including systems software, compilers, language runtimes, or developer toolchains.
• 5+ years managing people, with 3+ years managing multiple managers or teams.
• Experience developing long-term technical vision and strategy and influencing leadership decisions.
• Experience delivering large-scale technical programs across multiple teams or organizations.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering, with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• A leadership position on a team delivering solutions at Amazon or industry scale.
• Proven track record of attracting, developing, and retaining top language and systems specialists, including engineers with standing in the open-source community.
• Active participation in the language community, including membership or leadership in standards bodies, foundations, or major open-source projects.
• Deep expertise in programming language design, runtimes, compilers, or developer ecosystems, with recognized standing in the language community.
• Experience leading large-scale language or platform migrations in complex, multi-service environments.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive 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.
• Parental leave.

Pay

• USA, CA, Santa Clara: $297,500.00 – $350,000.00 USD annually.
• USA, MA, Boston: $264,100.00 – $350,000.00 USD annually.
• USA, WA, Seattle: $