Josh Bean
Principal Technical Writer at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJosh Bean is a Principal Technical Writer at AWS with over a decade of experience translating complex cloud and security engineering into clear, developer-focused documentation. He has led documentation for high-profile services including CloudHSM, CloudFront (Lambda@Edge, CloudFront Functions), KMS, and the Alexa Skills Kit, and now single‑threadedly guides AWS’s intersection of generative AI and technical content. A mentor and people-builder, he helps other writers grow and has driven cross-functional shifts like publishing and later retiring open-source docs on GitHub. His background as a systems administrator and help-desk lead gives him practical operational empathy that informs how he designs docs and developer experiences. Based in Seattle, he combines technical depth, strategic leadership, and a track record of improving documentation workflows at scale.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MS Human Centered Design & Engineering (formerly known as Technical Communication), MS Human Centered Design & Engineering (formerly known as Technical Communication) at University of WashingtonBS Business Administration, BS Business Administration at Colorado State University
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Github Skills (190)
amazon-cloudfront10
python10
command-line-interface10
http10
ruby10
cpp10
amazon-simple-email-service10
javascript10
dotnet10
aws-billing10
html10
boto10
amazon-echo10
alexa-skills-kit10
java10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
awsdocs/amazon-cloudfront-developer-guide
Mar 2018 - Jan 2023
The open source version of the Amazon CloudFront documentation.
Contributions:314 commits, 58 PRs, 204 pushes in 4 years 10 months
amazon-cloudfront
awsdocs/aws-cloudhsm-user-guide
Nov 2017 - Jun 2018
Official repository of the AWS CloudHSM User Guide (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/)
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 10 pushes in 7 months
aws
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