Principal Software Engineer

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a technically deep Principal Engineer to drive the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical standards for AgentCore, a modular platform for deploying and operating autonomous AI agents at scale.

The role involves building a trend-setting AWS service for Gen AI, mentoring engineers, and delivering large, reliable systems with significant bottom-line impact in a fast-moving environment within a large company.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 8+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 12+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.

Responsibilities

• Build a new AWS service that will be trend setting in the Gen AI field.
• Deliver large scalable systems and design new software systems.
• Mentor engineers and provide leadership on complex technical issues.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Architecture leadership

Mentoring / tech lead

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

15+ years of full SDLC experience

Job description

Description We are seeking technically deep Principal Engineer to drive the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical standards for AgentCore. AgentCore, is a comprehensive, modular platform for deploying and operating autonomous AI agents securely and at scale, providing serverless runtime, memory, identity, gateway, and observability components.

Description We are seeking technically deep Principal Engineer to drive the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical standards for AgentCore. AgentCore, is a comprehensive, modular platform for deploying and operating autonomous AI agents securely and at scale, providing serverless runtime, memory, identity, gateway, and observability components.

We are seeking technically deep Principal Engineer to drive the architecture, engineering strategy, and technical standards for AgentCore. AgentCore, is a comprehensive, modular platform for deploying and operating autonomous AI agents securely and at scale, providing serverless runtime, memory, identity, gateway, and observability components. The Principal Engineer will be a hands‑on technical leader, tackling the hardest, most ambiguous problems in the rapidly evolving Generative AI space, and setting the technical direction for a platform that is critical to accelerating customers' agents to production.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will build a new AWS service that is going to be trend setting in the Gen AI field. This is an area that requires solving the hardest engineering challenges to enable machine learning powered solutions for our customers. As a tier zero Amazon service our solutions have to be scalable, efficient, and fault tolerant. Experience with machine learning systems is preferred, but not required. You will deliver some of our most strategic technical projects, deliver large scalable systems, design new software systems and have a significant bottom-line impact on our business and competitive position. In addition to delivering critical software, you will draw from a deep and broad technical expertise to mentor engineers and provide leadership on complex technical issues. This position within the Agentic AI team presents a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast growing business and help shape the technology, product and the business. A successful candidate will bring deep technical and software expertise, desire to have an industry wide impact and ability to work within a fast moving, startup environment in a large company to rapidly deliver services that have a broad business impact.

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 8+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• 12+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 8+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• 12+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 10+ years of highly scalable systems experience
• 15+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Santa Clara - 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually

Company

- Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10583518