Director of Software Development at Amazon
Seattle, WA
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Jul 14, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role responsible for teams spanning North America and Europe that build software for data center infrastructure — covering cooling, power, telemetry, monitoring, and operational visibility. The work involves shaping new systems and evolving existing services in close collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers. The role suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in large-scale cloud systems and a track record of growing technical organizations.
Principal level · 10+ years · National · Full-time
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Location is not specified in the posting — the role spans teams in North America and Europe, but no single primary work location is given; CBSA and state fields are left blank.
The title 'Director of Software Development' is a senior people-management role with explicit hiring, org-scaling, and cross-organizational leadership responsibilities, making 11-3021 the clear primary SOC. 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up only because the JD also emphasizes hands-on technical advisory work and system conceptualization.
Advertised seniority is set to Principal because 'Director' at this scope (multi-continent org, multi-billion dollar impact, influencing senior infrastructure leadership) sits at the top of the management ladder — well above a single-team Senior or Staff level.
The 10+ years of software development and 10+ years of senior engineering leadership are both stated as Basic Qualifications (hard gates). Because neither names a specific technology, they are captured as role-level experience requirements rather than named-tool skills; 'software development' and 'engineering leadership' are included as skills only to surface the explicit year demands.
Experience with devices, sensors, and control systems domains is listed under Preferred Qualifications.
No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.
Degree requirement is None — the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, engineering leadership, IoT/sensors/control systems.
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