Principal Engineer, Global Network Systems

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring Principal Engineers to join AWS Network Services in Arlington, VA. You will shape the technical direction of systems handling microsecond-scale decisions and billions in customer workloads, partnering with product teams to drive new cloud networking products.

Expect to influence senior leadership and own end-to-end delivery across complex, distributed infrastructure at global scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience owning technical architecture and end-to-end delivery.
• Track record of leading multiple concurrent initiatives and cross-org decisions.
• Experience influencing VP/SVP-level strategy.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Java.
• Advanced degree preferred (Master's or PhD).

Responsibilities

• Work at the intersection of distributed systems, protocols, hardware and security.
• Decide system direction; ship production-ready infrastructure for high-scale workloads.
• Partner with Product Management to shape roadmaps and new products.
• Translate customer needs into scalable networking and security solutions.

Skills

fifteen+ years software development

architecture ownership

leading multiple initiatives

influencing senior leadership

C/C++, Rust, Go or Java

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring Principal Engineers to join AWS Network Services in Arlington, VA. You will shape the technical direction of systems handling microsecond-scale decisions and billions in customer workloads, partnering with product teams to drive new cloud networking products.

Expect to influence senior leadership and own end-to-end delivery across complex, distributed infrastructure at global scale.