Principal Network Systems Engineer — Real-Time & Security

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is recruiting Principal and Senior Principal Engineers to advance AWS Network Services.

The team tackles distributed systems, protocols, hardware, and security, delivering systems that power trillion-scale workloads across customers from startups to enterprises. As a Principal Engineer, you will set the technical direction for systems where microseconds matter, shaping product roadmaps with product management and ensuring scalable, secure connectivity that underpins the

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 at least one domain: real-time transport protocols (WebRTC, QUIC), DNS, distributed systems, network architecture, web security, game backend systems, large-scale packet processing, or cloud virtual networking and data-plane systems (e.g. VPC-style resource/distribution control, SmartNIC/DPU or Nitro-class pipelines).
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Java

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for distributed systems and networking platforms used at scale.
• Lead architecture decisions where microseconds matter and customer workloads are billions of dollars.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate technical insight into market-leading products.
• Drive end-to-end delivery in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Go

Java

Distributed systems

Network architecture

Security

Real-time protocols

Education

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD)

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is recruiting Principal and Senior Principal Engineers to advance AWS Network Services.

The team tackles distributed systems, protocols, hardware, and security, delivering systems that power trillion-scale workloads across customers from startups to enterprises. As a Principal Engineer, you will set the technical direction for systems where microseconds matter, shaping product roadmaps with product management and ensuring scalable, secure connectivity that underpins the