Stephen Dillinger

Stephen Dillinger is a Senior Manager in Amazon Robotics Global Edge Compute Infrastructure Engineering at Amazon, based in Austin, Texas. He has been in this role since July 2022, where he oversees multiple teams responsible for managing a substantial global edge compute infrastructure that includes over 300,000 servers and spans 3,000 locations across 30 countries.1

Professional Background

Dillinger has a robust background in engineering and technology management, having held several key positions prior to his current role:

• Director of Cloud Engineering at Charles Schwab (June 2021 - October 2022): Managed teams focused on public cloud platforms, including Google Cloud and AWS, overseeing a 40-person organization.

• Senior Manager of Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering at Charles Schwab (January 2019 - June 2021): Led engineering teams for cloud infrastructure, contributing to a technology division with 5,000 employees.

• Founder and Director of Engineering at ClassroomIQ (2012 - January 2019): Developed a cloud-native SaaS solution for automated assessment grading, managing all aspects of engineering and design.

• Managing Director of Trading Systems Engineering at Cornerstone Trading Group (1998 - 2010): Transitioned the company to an electronic trading model and managed software engineering and data science teams.

Education and Certifications

Dillinger holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, where he graduated with honors. He is also certified as a Kubernetes Application Developer and a Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect.1