Abhinav Shrivastava

About Abhinav Shrivastava

I am a Principal Engineer at AWS with over 15 years of experience specializing in the architectural evolution and global scaling of distributed systems. My focus is on navigating deep technical ambiguity to launch 0-to-1 services and evolving core architectures that sustain massive global demand without compromising resiliency.Throughout my tenure at AWS, I have bridged the gap between complex infrastructure and strategic business growth—from founding teams for new services like AppStream to leading industry-first enterprise integrations. I am a firm believer in the \"multiplier\" effect: setting a long-term technical vision while simultaneously raising the engineering bar through dedicated mentorship and the adoption of next-generation developer workflows.Technical Strategy & Leadership- Setting multi-year technical vision and aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals- Driving cross-team execution and establishing org-wide standards for architectural reviews- Mentoring senior and staff-level engineers to foster a culture of technical excellence.System Design & Scale- Expert in control plane architecture and high-availability platforms operating at AWS scale- Leading zero-downtime service launches and multi-region resiliency strategies- Collaborating with external partners on enterprise identity and core platform capabilities.Innovation & Productivity- Pioneering GenAI-assisted development workflows to accelerate delivery and improve code quality- Metrics-driven optimization of service operations and large-scale infrastructure.

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   Amazon

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Direct the technical vision and architectural roadmap for Amazon WorkSpaces, leading a cross-functional engineering organization of 100+ people. My role focuses on bridging massive-scale infrastructure challenges with strategic business growth to deliver resilient, high-availability platforms for global enterprise customers- Industry-First Integration: Orchestrated the design and launch of Entra ID integration, establishing WorkSpaces as the only non-Azure cloud provider supported for Entra join—a primary competitive differentiator for enterprise migrations- New Line of Business: Led the technical architecture for WorkSpaces Core, launching a new platform-as-a-service (PaaS) business line that enables third-party management solutions to leverage AWS infrastructure- Global Resiliency: Architected cross-region resiliency frameworks that hardened system availability and security posture, ensuring business continuity for global customer deployments- Strategic Vision & Alignment: Define multi-year architectural direction, aligning disparate engineering efforts with long-term business goals to ensure sustainable global growth- Technical Multiplier (GenAI): Pioneered the adoption of GenAI-assisted development workflows, establishing department-wide prompt engineering best practices that accelerated feature delivery and code quality- Mentorship & Culture: Actively mentor senior and staff-level engineers across teams, intentionally raising the technical bar and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.

Education

• Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

  B. Tech., Computer Science

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Java
• Shell Scripting
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• Unix
• Javascript
• Swf
• C
• Oracle Sql
• Obiee
• Angularjs
• Mason
• Easymock
• Jquery
• Object Oriented Design
• Ibatis
• Html
• Dojo
• Perl
• Microsoft Office
• Junit