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alispit.tel
Ali Spittel
@alispit.tel
Mom // software engineer // developer stuff @ aws
This is the most beautiful and terrifying video I’ve seen

youtu.be/cjZvFY6__qw?...
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Reposted by Ali Spittel
For this New Builders, hear @sogrady.org chat with @alispit.tel, Head of DevRel at @awscloud.bsky.social, about the importance of developer experience, how the role of developers is evolving, and the new challenges and opportunities devs face in the AI era. redmonk.com/videos/aws-d...
AWS Developer Experience State of the Nation with Ali Spittel
In this New Builders conversation, RedMonk’s Stephen O’Grady chats with Ali Spittel, head of DevRel at AWS, about the importance of developer experience, how the role of developers is evolving, and th...
redmonk.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
what an incredible time in history
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
how do people survive fall through spring in Seattle?
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Toddler fashion is iconic. Not pictured: her full arm and leg sleeves of temporary thanksgiving and Halloween tattoos.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Ali Spittel
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
all the aurora pics make me wish I didn’t live downtown for the first time in my adult life!
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Best badge clip?
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
👩‍🏫 Are you a college student who wants hands-on leadership experience that recruiters notice?

📕 AWS training, cloud resources, and credits? Direct support from AWS employees?

🏫To lead events on your campus?

Apply to be an AWS Cloud Club Captain! ☁️

pulse.aws/application/...
AWS Cloud Club Captain Application: 2025 Cohort 5
AWS Pulse
pulse.aws
September 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reposted by Ali Spittel
Are you interested in teaching developers about agentic AI? Working on the cutting edge of what we're working on at AWS?

Join us!

www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3011...
Senior Developer Advocate, Generative AI, AWS Developer Experience
At AWS, we're looking for technical pioneers who are shaping the future of AI. As a Senior Developer Advocate on our Developer Experience team, you'll combine your software development expertise with ...
www.amazon.jobs
July 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The third is focused on Agentic AI - doing thought leadership around tooling like Strands, Bedrock, and more!

amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3011...
Senior Developer Advocate, Generative AI, AWS Developer Experience
At AWS, we're looking for technical pioneers who are shaping the future of AI. As a Senior Developer Advocate on our Developer Experience team, you'll combine your software development expertise with ...
amazon.jobs
July 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There are three US-based Developer Advocate roles open in the org I manage right now!

The first two are focused on telling AWS's developer tools story - for example, Kiro, Serverless, Amplify, etc.

amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3021...

amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3029...
Sr Developer Advocate, Developer Productivity, DevEx
Developers are at the heart of everything AWS builds. We are creating AI-powered development tools like Amazon Q Developer that help developers write code more efficiently, debug faster, and eliminate...
amazon.jobs
July 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I like these a lot!
July 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
these are awesome!
July 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
here are a few of mine (many are copied from others!)
- How have i been complicit in creating [X situation i don't like]
- what brings me joy?
- what would i do if time and money weren't factors?
- what can i stop doing?
- what is something i want to do that i'm not right now?
July 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
it's my birthday, and i'm reflecting on the year.

My computer background image is "the quality of your life will mirror the quality of questions you ask yourself"

what are some of your favorite questions to ask yourself?
July 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Introducing Kiro - I've been testing it out for a while. It's truly a game changer.

Spec-driven development and agent hooks are a new paradigm in AI-assisted development. Check it out! 👻

kiro.dev
Kiro
The AI IDE for prototype to production
kiro.dev
July 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🪏
July 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ferry weekends 🚢
July 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
good marketing is storytelling
July 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Therapist: And what do we do when we feel stressed

Me: rm -rf .git

Therapist: No
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄|
| YOUR IMPOSTOR |
| SYNDROME IS LYING |
| TO YOU |
| ___________|
(\_❀) ||
(•ㅅ•) ||
/   づ
July 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Following non-developers is so confusing. Couple definitions for some words you may see pop up on your time line:

📕 library: a place with books
📈 graph: a chart
🗺 map: used for navigation
🐍 python: snake
📚 heap: a pile of things
🌲 tree: a tall plant
🐞 bug: an insect
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM