Jie Leng

About Jie Leng

Accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in building and leading high-performance global product development in a dynamic and fast paced environment. Proven track record of resolving complex business problems through a balanced blend of technology, people, and process.With 10+ years experience as leader, has strong skills to- Drive the technical and organizational roadmap for the team- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams distributed across multiple locations- Build and grow a team of exceptional software engineers and technical leaders- influence key decisions on architecture and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions- Iterate quickly without compromising quality and raise the bar on operational excellence

Experience

1. Head of Engineering at Aws Lambda Developer Experience

   Amazon

   Dec 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Accomplished AWS Serverless Technology Leader with proven expertise in driving innovation and team management. Successfully led multiple cross-functional teams specializing in serverless developer experience and cloud-native solutions. Key achievements include:• Led/Managed 4 engineering teams focused on enhancing serverless developer experience and cloud infrastructure optimization- Deployed MCP (model context protocol) server to enhance the developer experience• Pioneered the integration of Agentic AI technologies into web applications, advancing user interaction capabilities and automated decision-making• Deep expertise in AWS serverless architecture, including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and related services• Strong track record of driving technical strategy while mentoring teams to deliver scalable cloud solutionsTechnical Leadership Focus:* Serverless Architecture Design* Cloud Infrastructure Optimization* AI/ML Integration* Developer Experience Enhancement* Team Leadership & Mentoring

Education

• University of South Carolina

  PH.D., Chemistry

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  M.S., Computer Science

• University of Science and Technology of China

  B.S., Chemistry

Skills

• Java Enterprise Edition
• Middleware
• Mobile Applications
• Web Services
• Tomcat
• Ant
• Agile Methodologies
• Soa
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Unix
• C++
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Enterprise Javabeans (Ejb)
• Java
• Ejb
• Xml
• Rest
• Distributed Systems
• Perl