Principal Engineer

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited - C26; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and establish engineering practices in London. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in software development, object-oriented design, and algorithms, contributing to the creation of scalable, global systems. This role blends practical and architectural engineering to meet Amazon's ambitious goals.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and establish technical standards.
• Build high quality, scalable systems aligned with business needs.
• Translate business needs into workable technology solutions.

Skills

Knowledge of object-oriented design

Data structures

Algorithms

Experience in software development

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Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

Principal Engineers provide technical leadership at Amazon.com. They help establish technical standards and drive Amazon’s overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies. They work on our hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. They think globally when building systems, ensuring Amazon.com builds high performing, scalable systems that fit well together.

Principal Engineers are pragmatic visionaries who can translate business needs into workable technology solutions. Their expertise is deep and broad. They are hands on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)