Principal Engineer, AI Compute & ML Infrastructure

Amazon Inc.

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 298,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Amazon is seeking Principal and Senior Principal Engineers to join AWS Compute and ML Services. You will own the technical architecture and hands-on delivery of critical systems spanning compute platforms, ML infrastructure, security foundations, and custom silicon integration across multiple regions.

You will lead cross‑team initiatives, set technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and drive large-scale architectural transformations that shape AWS infrastructure for years to come,

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of non-internship 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 that stuck.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical architecture and hands-on delivery of critical systems across compute platforms, ML infrastructure, security foundations, and custom silicon integration.
  • Drive end-to-end system design decisions across the full stack, from hardware interfaces to customer-facing APIs.
  • Lead cross-team initiatives spanning multiple AWS organizations to deliver cohesive systems.
  • Publish and champion technical vision documents and influence product roadmaps.
  • Mentor and develop senior engineers and raise the technical bar.

Skills

Architectural leadership
Cross-team collaboration
Distributed systems
Performance engineering

Job description

Amazon is seeking Principal and Senior Principal Engineers to join AWS Compute and ML Services. You will own the technical architecture and hands-on delivery of critical systems spanning compute platforms, ML infrastructure, security foundations, and custom silicon integration across multiple regions.

You will lead cross‑team initiatives, set technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and drive large-scale architectural transformations that shape AWS infrastructure for years to come,

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