Mohamed Mousa
Seattle,USA
Summary
Dynamic engineering leader with a proven track record in scaling teams, driving innovation, and delivering strategic technology initiatives. Expertise in team building, operational excellence, and crafting long-term technology visions supports a senior engineering leadership role. A strong commitment to fostering high-performing cultures ensures alignment between engineering outcomes and business growth, ultimately enhancing organizational success. Passionate about leveraging technical acumen to inspire teams and achieve transformative results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager
AWS Identity (IAM)
Seattle, USA
10.2025 - Current
- Directed strategic initiatives to optimize cloud infrastructure performance and reduce operational costs.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance product development processes and improve delivery timelines.
- Executed strategic initiatives aimed at optimizing customer onboarding processes for AWS.
- Executed strategic initiatives aimed at reinforcing security protocols and maintaining consistency across AWS platforms.
Engineering Manager
AWS
London, UK
09.2024 - Current
- Championed the engineering teams' efforts in AWS resource group and application registry ownership, driving effective roadmap execution and timely project completion.
- Formulated and executed a new vision to optimize page-0 AWS metrics while driving the creation of an RDF graph for improved service and resource type queries.
- Led initiatives to establish new SOPs and monitoring protocols, enhancing focus on critical customer-impacting issues while reducing operational workload by 70%.
- Managed cross-functional team to launch several new functionalities for AWS Resource Groups and AWS Application Registry, ensuring seamless integration in both console and SDK.
Engineering Manager
Alexa
London, UK
06.2021 - 09.2024
- Led the creation and scaling of a new team, aligning its objectives with organizational strategy to enhance performance.
- Increased team capacity to support broader project scope and ensure successful execution in regions including Japan and Europe.
- Nurtured robust relationships with multiple domain teams, ensuring alignment with strategic vision and fostering collaborative efforts.
- Managed relationships with external partners, overseeing software delivery processes for consumer clients such as Samsung and LG, as well as enterprise clients including Tradfit Japan and Clariane France.
- Managed project delivery, ensuring confidentiality while fostering partnership with Prime Video and Amazon Music.
- Managed cross-functional team in building a GDPR-compliant solution, enabling the introduction of Alexa Smart Properties in Europe.
Sr. Software Engineer
Amazon Prime Video
London, UK
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Developed a device farm enabling software development engineers to remotely install and test Prime Video applications, minimizing manual setup efforts.
- Led project to construct Amazon Device Farm, facilitating app installation, testing, and log retrieval on remote living room devices.
- Directed team in constructing a camera model for real-time visibility of device tests and log data.
- Led development of an automated recovery system to ensure device functionality and reliability.
- Led team initiatives to enhance user functionality by facilitating remote command execution and device power cycling through API integration.
- Achieved seamless application performance through effective use of Node.js and TypeScript. Enhanced cloud service reliability by optimizing AWS deployments. Contributed to team success by fostering a collaborative development environment.
Software Engineer II
Amazon Prime Video
London, UK
04.2017 - 06.2020
- Led initiatives within Prime Video Commerce organization to optimize customer sign-up and transaction services. Oversaw the integration of purchasing, renting, and subscription functionalities for Prime Video and Amazon Channels. Championed cross-departmental collaboration to drive service improvements and customer satisfaction.
- Directed efforts to modify sign-up funnel for sports events, engaging with catalog and finance teams to align on new offerings and revenue strategies.
- Directed transactions team to execute in-app purchases via Apple and Google payment systems.
- Oversaw the implementation of new payment options tailored to local markets, ensuring seamless currency transactions for customers.
- Orchestrated the creation of new service solutions, enhancing Amazon's global billing capabilities while minimizing reliance on retail website infrastructure.
Software Engineer I
Amazon Prime Video
London, UK
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Oversaw implementation of advanced global payments solution, enhancing customer subscription management for Prime Video and Amazon Channels.
- Developed and implemented API to empower customer service in processing subscription cancellations and selecting refund options.
- Developed API to facilitate customer retrieval of invoices for Amazon channels, enhancing user experience.
Software Engineer
Wasalny
Cairo, Egypt
02.2014 - 09.2015
- Achieved improved data accuracy through the successful introduction of spatial database systems.
- Designed and implemented a notifications module with SignalR to facilitate instant updates.
- Led the development of a Node.js server to facilitate PhantomJS operations. Oversaw the implementation of a Node.js socket server leveraging Socket.IO technology. Managed the creation of a C# socket client to interface with Socket.IO server.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt01-2012
Skills
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Engineering design
- Coaching and mentoring
- Stakeholder communication
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Engineering Manager
AWS Identity (IAM)
10.2025 - Current
Engineering Manager
AWS
09.2024 - Current
Engineering Manager
Alexa
06.2021 - 09.2024
Sr. Software Engineer
Amazon Prime Video
07.2020 - 06.2021
Software Engineer II
Amazon Prime Video
04.2017 - 06.2020
Software Engineer I
Amazon Prime Video
10.2015 - 03.2017
Software Engineer
Wasalny
02.2014 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Cairo University