Amazon
Principal Engineer, Amazon | Multiple Locations, USA, Global Specialty Recruiting Team
$200K–$311K
Boston, MA +5 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 10, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, CA
New York City, NY
Seattle, WA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 12+ years of hands-on professional engineering development experience; technical leadership and mentorship experience of engineering teams is also required, with no duration stated.
About the job
Leads architecture and engineering for complex, cross-functional systems while building solutions hands-on and mentoring engineers across teams.
What you'll do
- Lead demanding cross-functional projects and shape technical architecture and engineering practices.
- Decompose complex problems, assess system dependencies and limitations, and make technology decisions using sound business judgment.
- Mentor engineers and influence multiple teams to improve their effectiveness.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of hands-on professional engineering development experience.
- Technical leadership and mentorship experience with engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Deep hands-on expertise in at least one major technical area, such as large-scale full-stack development, distributed systems, global networks, embedded systems, or complex hardware.
Pay
200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary); 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually (base salary); 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AI/ML, iOS, Android, ASIC
AI focus
The posting identifies AI/ML as a technical specialty area but does not specify particular AI responsibilities.
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