Amazon
Director, Software Development - Language Foundations, Amazon SW Builder Experience
$264K–$350K
Boston, MA +2 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Seattle, WA
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 10+ years of software development; 5+ years managing people, including 3+ years managing multiple managers or teams. Preferred: 10+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s or PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Leads Amazon’s Language Foundations organization, setting programming-language strategy and modernizing internal tools and runtimes while representing Amazon in language communities.
What you'll do
- Own the organization’s vision, strategy, and roadmap; deliver support for strategic languages and lead large-scale language modernization.
- Build a secure third-party software repository and shape language ecosystems through standards bodies, foundations, and open-source participation.
- Lead and grow a multi-team engineering organization, recruit specialists, and influence senior leadership decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a 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, including 3+ years managing multiple managers or teams.
- Experience setting long-term technical vision and strategy, influencing leadership decisions, and delivering large-scale programs across teams or organizations.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering, with 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Deep programming-language expertise, open-source or standards-community participation, or experience leading large-scale language or platform migrations.
Pay
297,500.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, Rust, Python, TypeScript, Go, C/C++, Kotlin, Swift
AI focus
Enablement of agent-supervised development; align toolchains and modern runtimes so builders and agents can work out of the box.
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