Job Description

Amazon is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead cross-functional projects and drive technical architecture and engineering practices. The role requires expertise in large-scale distributed systems and offers the opportunity to work on a variety of technologies that impact customers globally.

Requirements

10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
Deep hands-on technical expertise in at least one major technical area: large scale full stack development, building complex distributed systems, designing massive global networks

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
Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness
Balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices

Benefits

Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.