Author: James Hamilton

James Hamilton is SVP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon. He works on technology across the company focused on making complex systems scale, work reliably, and operate both safely and cost effectively. He has 209 patents granted and, over the years, has led programming language compiler teams, database engine development teams, high-scale cloud services, network router engineering, cloud server design, datacenter power distribution systems, datacenter mechanical systems, robotics, and logistics systems. In his spare time, he circumnavigated the world in a small boat, enjoys Formula 1 and NFL football and is interested in just about all engineering disciplines.