Tenure: 2 years 7 months
I majored in architecture at university and joined a plant engineering company after graduation. I was involved in the design and construction of LNG plants overseas, and in 2016 I was stationed at a construction site in Australia. After working for another two companies, I joined AWS in 2021. During my first two years, I worked in data center construction site as a Construction Manager, and in September 2023, I applied for my current position, Design Manager and was transferred within the company. I am currently involved in the design work of the data center.
I actually applied to AWS position once in 2019 and did not pass the interviews. However, I was so impressed with my interview experience at that time ( a so-called "loop interview" where I had to explain my work experience and work ethic for a total of almost 5 hours with 5 interviewers ), and with AWS extreme focus on recruiting, that I wanted to apply again if the opportunity arose. I believe it was because my interview impression at that time was not bad, and when the same position became available in 2021, an AWS recruiter approached me and I applied again and was able to join the company as a result.
As a design manager, I am involved in the design of data centers. As a project manager of design work, my main responsibility is to execute the project with responsibility for cost and schedule, but I also work as a team to establish and disseminate the design process if there is any process that is not clear within the company. AWS has standard specifications and drawings for design on a global basis, but site conditions and regulations naturally differ from country to country, and I think the challenge is how to create originality while following the standard specifications and drawings.
AWS is a company that is changing very rapidly, and while internal rules and processes are changing and improving every day, being able to work with professionals with diverse backgrounds and working together toward a single goal of building and constructing a data center is I think this is the best part of working at AWS. Also, there is a system that supports career development through internal transfers like I did, and even though AWS is a large global company, there are many flexible aspects, so I think anyone from any background can work flexibly here. If you are at all interested, please apply!