Principal Engineer, Hyperscale Infra & Security

Amazon Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Virginia (Herndon) seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Engineer to define the technical direction for the intelligent systems layer powering AWS data centers.

You will influence the infrastructure lifecycle—from architecture to security and network design—at hyperscale—and mentor senior engineers across multiple VP organizations. You will drive cross-domain strategy in power utilization, supply chain automation, security, and networking, shaping the roadmap and engineering culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development or systems engineering experience.
• Experience building high-performance, highly-available, and scalable distributed systems.
• Experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems at scale.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic technical projects and architect next-generation infrastructure systems at AWS scale.
• Lead architecture and engineering strategy across one or more domains: power utilization, supply chain automation, infrastructure security, or network engineering.
• Drive large-scale architectural transformations, defining technical standards and solving complex challenges at unprecedented scale and complexity.
• Partner with senior leadership across multiple organizations to influence cross-organizational product and technical strategy.
• Mentor and guide engineers while solving complex technical challenges hands-on.
• Work cross-functionally with Principal Engineers and teams across Infrastructure Services' specializations — from capacity planning to fleet security.
• Scout and recruit top technical talent, actively growing the engineering community.
• Drive a strong engineering excellence and operational culture across all products and teams.
• Shape technical direction for systems critical to delivering and operating production infrastructure that powers AWS.
• Balance technical expertise with strong analytical skills to make informed architectural decisions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Engineering leadership

System architecture

High availability

Education

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD)

Job description

Amazon Inc. in Virginia (Herndon) seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Engineer to define the technical direction for the intelligent systems layer powering AWS data centers.

You will influence the infrastructure lifecycle—from architecture to security and network design—at hyperscale—and mentor senior engineers across multiple VP organizations. You will drive cross-domain strategy in power utilization, supply chain automation, security, and networking, shaping the roadmap and engineering culture