Amazon
Principal Software Engineer, Devices Global Retail Technology
$200K–$271K
Seattle, WA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Denver, CO - Experience
- 12+ years of software development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads the architecture and technical strategy for Gen AI–powered financial automation and device development platforms that accelerate Amazon Devices product launches.
What you'll do
- Own the architecture and technical direction of scalable, compliant Gen AI financial systems and multi-agent workflows.
- Influence cross-functional teams, translate business needs into technical strategy, and guide delivery of reusable solutions.
- Mentor engineers and establish technical standards and Gen AI engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of software development experience, including designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience leading technical strategy and architecture across product and technology teams.
- Expert knowledge of performance, scalability, and enterprise system architecture; ability to influence senior stakeholders and align teams.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering production systems, including agentic AI at scale; familiarity with multi-agent orchestration frameworks, Bedrock, and Amazon Q.
- FinTech systems experience, including compliance, accuracy, and auditability, or integrating complex heterogeneous systems.
Pay
200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary); 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, Bedrock, Amazon Q
AI focus
Architects Gen AI–powered financial automation and multi-agent workflows; defines how AI is applied safely, accurately, and compliantly, including grounding and verification of outputs.
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