Principal Engineer

Principal Engineers serve as technical leaders at Amazon.com, playing a crucial role in establishing technical standards and driving Amazon's overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and methodologies. These professionals tackle the company's most challenging problems, focusing on building high-quality, architecturally sound systems that align with business objectives.

As a Principal Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical leadership and help establish technical standards
• Drive Amazon's overall technical architecture and engineering practices
• Work on complex problems requiring innovative solutions
• Build scalable, high-performing systems that integrate well with existing infrastructure
• Translate business requirements into practical technology solutions
• Produce both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs

The role requires a unique combination of deep technical expertise and broad architectural knowledge. Principal Engineers are expected to be hands-on practitioners who can both implement detailed technical work and design high-level architectural solutions. They must think globally when building systems, ensuring scalability and performance while maintaining alignment with Amazon's business needs.

This position offers the opportunity to work at one of the world's leading technology companies, tackling complex technical challenges at scale. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, customer obsession, and technical excellence. The role provides significant influence over Amazon's technical direction and the chance to mentor and guide other engineers.

Working at Amazon means joining a culture of innovation where your technical expertise will directly impact millions of customers. You'll have access to cutting-edge technologies and the resources of a global technology leader, while working alongside some of the industry's brightest minds.