// whoami
Romain Jourdan
I'm a unique placeholder. Working here and there!
Owner of this blog
This blog is where I write about the systems and ideas I work with every day: cloud architecture, software engineering, agentic AI, networking, and the human side of technical leadership. All content shared here reflects my own opinions.
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2024 — Present
Head of WW Developer Relations
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Exploring the future of software development with developers worldwide.
2020 — 2024
Head of Developer Advocacy & Advocate Specialists
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Built and led a global team of subject-matter experts across AI/ML, security, serverless, and containers.
2023 — Present
Podcast Host
The Pay It Forward Society
Learning from inspiring leaders through great conversations.
2014 — 2020
Technical Evangelist & Solutions Engineering Leadership
Riverbed Technology
Led solutions engineering and technical evangelism across DACH and the San Francisco Bay Area.
2002 — 2014
Network & Telematics Engineering
Orange Business, Renault, LANexpert
Two decades of hands-on networking, virtualization, and telecom engineering foundations.
Want to talk shop?
I'm always up for a good conversation about building reliable systems in the AI era. The best place to reach me is LinkedIn.