Senior Principal Software Architect - Scale and Impact

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who combines visionary leadership with hands‑on engineering. As one of our most senior individual contributors, you will tackle the hardest problems, set technical standards, and drive architecture across products that delight customers.

You will mentor engineers, decompose complex systems, optimize performance and scalability, and influence multiple teams with deep technical insight.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on professional engineering development experience.
• Technical leadership and mentorship experience of engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Fully and completely understand system inter-dependencies and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members
• Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
• Balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who combines visionary leadership with hands‑on engineering. As one of our most senior individual contributors, you will tackle the hardest problems, set technical standards, and drive architecture across products that delight customers.

You will mentor engineers, decompose complex systems, optimize performance and scalability, and influence multiple teams with deep technical insight.