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Principal Engineer & Senior Principal Engineer, Distributed Systems

Amazon· Distributed Systems
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA), Hybrid (Arlington, VA), Hybrid (Herndon, VA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$230.1k - $311.2kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

We are hiring Principal and Senior Principal Engineers to join AWS Infrastructure Services. Infrastructure Services operates like a startup that ships at hyperscale. We own the full stack—from demand forecasting algorithms and supply chain planning systems to fleet security and network architecture—and every system we build goes live supporting production infrastructure serving millions of customers.

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

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
  • Preferred: Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Skills

Required:Distributed systems design and architectureMentorship and people leadershipCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and Life & AD&D insurance with optional 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
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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