Senior Principal Systems Architect & Tech Leader

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and shape Amazon’s architecture across high-impact systems in London. You will establish standards, drive scalable designs, and deliver hands-on technical work and architectural artifacts.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into robust technology, collaborating globally, and building high-performing solutions that align with Amazon’s goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• 8+ years programming in Java or C++.
• 8+ years contributing to architecture and design of systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and establish engineering standards.
• Drive the overall technical architecture and scalable system design.
• Tackle highly challenging problems with high-quality, architecturally sound solutions.
• Translate business needs into workable technology and translate across teams.

Skills

Software development

Java/C++

Architecture & design

Job description

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and shape Amazon’s architecture across high-impact systems in London. You will establish standards, drive scalable designs, and deliver hands-on technical work and architectural artifacts.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into robust technology, collaborating globally, and building high-performing solutions that align with Amazon’s goals.