Abu Obaida

Abu Obaida

I build and lead distributed database systems at Amazon Web Services, focused on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. I currently serve as a Software Development Manager, driving availability, resource management, startup and restart reliability, serverless architecture, and low-downtime upgrades.

What I Drive

  • Set technical vision and execution strategy for Aurora PostgreSQL engine initiatives.
  • Lead delivery of engine features that improve availability and raise Aurora’s four-nines SLA bar for MAZ.
  • Drive restart and startup path improvements to reduce downtime component-by-component.
  • Lead orchestrated engine upgrade capabilities with ultra-low downtime and preserved connection continuity.
  • Tech lead for Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless v2 engine initiatives.
  • Build leadership depth across the team through mentoring, ownership culture, and continuous innovation.

Experience

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Seattle, WA

Software Development Manager Aug 2023 - Present Leading cloud-native PostgreSQL initiatives in Aurora across availability, buffer and resource management, database restart and startup behavior, serverless architecture, and upgrade experience.

Senior Software Development Engineer Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

Software Development Engineer (SDE I/II) Jan 2019 - Oct 2022 Delivered 5+ major Aurora PostgreSQL features, led 5+ engineers across critical projects, improved cloud database debuggability, and drove availability and MAZ SLA compliance.

Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL

Research Assistant (PhD Track) 2013 - 2018 Built distributed simulation and performance-prediction systems for HPC and large-scale networked environments.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM

Graduate Research Intern Summer 2015 Improved HPC performance prediction fidelity through interconnection network modeling.

Technical Areas

Distributed databases, PostgreSQL internals, cloud systems, resource management, reliability engineering, simulation, and large-scale performance optimization.

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