Principal Software Engineer: Systems Architecture Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to independently lead software delivery across an organization as an individual contributor.

You will drive architectures spanning multiple systems and oversee design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance strategy. You will review the work of other engineers, mentor teams, and influence cross-functional projects with strong technical leadership and business judgment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience can substitute for Master's.
• Experience providing technical leadership across the full software lifecycle and building large-scale distributed apps using OO design and mainstream languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead software delivery across an organization as an individual contributor.
• Deliver architectures spanning multiple software systems across the lifecycle.
• Review and mentor engineers; drive cross-functional project success.
• Decompose complex problems into simple solutions; understand interdependencies.
• Balance technical leadership with business judgment; support career growth of team members.
• Travel up to 10% may be required.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Architecture

OO design

C#/C++/Java

Education

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Eng/Math, 6+ years experience

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

Object Oriented Design

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to independently lead software delivery across an organization as an individual contributor.

You will drive architectures spanning multiple systems and oversee design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance strategy. You will review the work of other engineers, mentor teams, and influence cross-functional projects with strong technical leadership and business judgment.