Sr. Principal Technologist, Fauna

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

Job ID: 10560762 | Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited

Sr. 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.

Sr. 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

• 10+ years of professional software development experience


• 8+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++


• 8+ years contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and proven methodologies for the full software development process (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

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