Amazon
Principal Engineer & Senior Principal Engineer, AWS Infrastructure Services
$200K–$311K
Santa Clara, CA +4 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA
Herndon, VA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 15+ years of professional software development experience.
About the job
Sets technical direction and designs, builds, and operates foundational AWS network systems across areas such as compute connectivity, real-time media, security, and VPC networking.
What you'll do
- Define technical architecture and direction for large-scale AWS network systems and deliver production infrastructure.
- Partner with Product Management to propose products and shape technical roadmaps.
- Lead technical initiatives and decisions across organizational boundaries.
What they ask for
- Experience owning technical architecture, end-to-end delivery, and partnering with senior leadership.
- Track record of leading concurrent technical initiatives and driving cross-organizational decisions; experience influencing VP/SVP-level strategy.
- Deep expertise in at least one listed domain, including distributed systems, network architecture, DNS, or cloud virtual networking.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Java.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Pay
230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually (base salary); 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually (base salary); 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary); 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary); 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
WebRTC, QUIC, C/C++, Rust, Go, Java, SmartNIC/DPU
AI focus
Build infrastructure for AI-integrated real-time media, real-time AI voice agents, and physical AI; work on AI-scale infrastructure.
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