Life at AWS

Careers, culture, and community at AWS

Welcome to Life at AWS. These employee stories feature our amazing people sharing their perspectives, personal journeys, and insights on working at AWS. Explore the many ways our culture of innovation, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) efforts, and continual opportunities for career growth and professional fulfillment empower our team members to build the future they want at AWS.

Steve Ash, center, with AWS colleagues Srikanth Baheti (left) and Zac Woodall (right), after the 2023 AWS Summit in New York City. They are standing in Times Square in front of bright lights and large crowds of people walking through the area.

Inside the role: pioneering generative AI for business intelligence

AWS principal software developer Steve Ash shares his team's journey in rapidly prototyping and launching generative AI features for Amazon Q in QuickSight, seamlessly integrating AI into existing business intelligence (BI) workflows to delight customers.

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Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian and Dr. Werner Vogels share the stage at the 2024 VivaTech conference in Paris. They’re sitting next to each other on stools, both holding microphones, and engaged in conversation. There is a bright purple stage backdrop behind them covered with several Viva Technology logos.

Four lessons on customer-obsessed innovation from Amazon’s CTO and AWS’s VP of AI and Data

Dr. Werner Vogels and Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian reflect on what drives innovation at Amazon—and what really keeps them up at night in the age of generative AI.

An image of AWS employee Luke Lukenbill stands with three of his AWS colleagues stand in front of an sign that reads "AWS for Aerospace and Satellite."

From the military to the cloud: How one cleared professional found his next mission at AWS

In this Q&A, Luke Lukenbill shares how Amazon’s Leadership Principles aligned with his military values, allowing him to continue making an impact on critical missions as an industry partner.  

Two women sit together while in conversation at a table in an Amazon office building, with a cityscape skyline in the background.

10 reasons to build a generative AI career at AWS

Explore 10 reasons to join AWS and drive innovation in generative AI, from working at unprecedented scale to collaborating with top talent and continuously expanding your skills.


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