Principal Cloud Networking Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking Principal Engineers to join AWS Network Services in Herndon, VA. You will define technical direction for distributed systems and security, and guide product-like engineering efforts that power AWS-scale workloads.

You will work at the intersection of architecture, hardware, and software, owning end-to-end delivery and partnering with senior leadership to move ambitious roadmaps from concept to production.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience owning technical architecture, end-to-end delivery, and partnering with senior leadership.
• Track record of leading multiple concurrent technical initiatives and driving decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Experience influencing VP/SVP-level technical and business strategy.
• Deep expertise in real-time transport protocols, DNS, distributed systems, or cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for AWS Network Services.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product Management to shape products.
• Deliver systems with ultra-low latency for billions of customer workloads.

Skills

Experience in architecture ownership

Leadership across initiatives

Distributed systems

C/C++

Rust

Go

Java

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking Principal Engineers to join AWS Network Services in Herndon, VA. You will define technical direction for distributed systems and security, and guide product-like engineering efforts that power AWS-scale workloads.

You will work at the intersection of architecture, hardware, and software, owning end-to-end delivery and partnering with senior leadership to move ambitious roadmaps from concept to production.