Principal Software Engineer, Amazon Photos

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead technical innovation in photo and video services. This role involves shaping the technical strategy, advancing AI/ML capabilities, and tackling complex engineering challenges at scale. You'll collaborate with senior leadership, mentor engineers, and drive operational excellence in a culture that values deep technical expertise and customer obsession. Join this dynamic team to make a significant impact on how millions of customers preserve their memories through innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical innovation and architecture for photo and video services.
• Mentor engineers and influence architecture across teams.

Skills

Software Development

Cloud Infrastructure

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Distributed Systems

Object-Oriented Design

Data Structures

Algorithms

Job description

Principal Software Engineer, Amazon Photos

At Amazon Photos, we're revolutionizing how people preserve and relive their most precious memories. Our service delights millions of customers across mobile, web, desktop, Amazon devices, and Alexa experiences.

We're seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to drive technical innovation and architecture across Amazon Photos. This role will shape the technical strategy for our next generation of photo and video services, focusing on scaling our infrastructure, advancing our AI/ML capabilities, and creating seamless experiences across mobile, web, and Amazon devices. As a senior technical leader, you'll work across teams to solve complex engineering challenges while serving millions of customers who trust us with their most precious memories.

Key job responsibilities
- Own and architect critical technical decisions that impact Amazon Photos' long-term success and scalability
- Drive innovation in areas such as cloud infrastructure, computer vision, machine learning, and distributed systems
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, influencing architecture and engineering practices
- Partner with senior leadership to define technical strategy and roadmap
- Mentor engineers and leaders while raising the technical bar across the organization
- Identify and solve complex technical challenges around processing, storing, and serving massive amounts of photo and video content
- Champion operational excellence and engineering best practices


About the team
Amazon Photos helps millions of customers preserve and relive their memories through innovative technology. Our team builds and operates services that process billions of photos and videos. We're tackling exciting technical challenges in cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, computer vision, and distributed systems at massive scale. Our culture emphasizes deep technical expertise, customer obsession, and long-term thinking.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

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