Principal Engineer, Amazon | Multiple Locations, USA, Global Specialty Recruiting Team

Amazon Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 200,100 - 270,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Principal Engineer to drive technical standards and architecture for critical projects. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of engineering experience, proficiency in distributed systems, and the ability to lead and mentor teams.

This role offers a significant impact on technologies that include robotics, cloud services, and more. The compensation range is USD 200,100 – 270,600 annually, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on professional engineering development experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader on cross-functional projects.
• Mentor colleagues and guide career development.
• Balance technical leadership with strong business judgment.

Skills

Large-scale distributed systems

AI/ML

Robotics

Embedded systems

Job description

Principal Engineer, Amazon | Multiple Locations, USA, Global Specialty Recruiting Team

Job ID: 3200392 | Amazon.com Services LLC

At Amazon, Principal Engineers are both visionary leaders and hands‑on builders. As Amazon’s most senior individual contributors, Principal Engineers work on our hardest problems, help establish technical standards and drive the overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies for products that delight our customers.

Amazon offers software engineers the opportunity to make an impact at a global scale. You will work on a wide range of technologies and systems on device, on the cloud, and everything in between—including high‑volume consumer devices, satellites, robotics, automation technology, Amazon Web Services and more.

We welcome engineers experienced in large‑scale distributed systems or specialists in AI/ML, mobile iOS and Android, autonomous systems, compilers, databases, robotics, embedded systems, ASIC, hardware, firmware, aerospace, manufacturing, satellite communications, or networking.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader on cross‑functional projects.
• Decompose complex problems into simple solutions.
• Fully understand system inter‑dependencies and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor colleagues and guide career development.
• Influence multiple teams to increase productivity and effectiveness.
• Balance technical leadership with strong business judgment to make technology decisions.

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands‑on professional engineering development experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep hands‑on technical expertise in large‑scale full‑stack development, building distributed systems, designing massive global networks, embedded systems or complex hardware.

Benefits & Compensation

Base salary range: USD 200,100 – 270,600 annually (varies by location). Final compensation includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, life & AD&D, mental health support, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We are committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process. For more information visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.