Amazon
Senior Recruiter, Principal Engineer Recruiting, PE Recruiting
$143K–$213K
SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- SANTA CLARA, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 7+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above.
About the job
Leads executive recruiting for Amazon Principal and Senior Principal Engineer roles, advising senior leaders and sourcing, assessing, and hiring senior engineering candidates.
What you'll do
- Advise Directors and VPs on senior engineering talent markets and define recruiting strategies for critical searches.
- Source passive candidates, assess technical depth and leadership impact, and manage candidate debriefs, references, and offer negotiations.
- Lead search updates and coach leaders and recruiters on senior-level talent acquisition.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting work focused on passive engineering candidate generation in a high tech market.
- Bachelor's degree or above.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit and hire engineering candidates.
- Track record managing complex executive searches, working with senior executives, and providing strategic talent counsel.
Nice to have
- Executive recruiting experience at a blue-chip global in-house executive search team or top executive search firm.
- Deep technology recruiting expertise or experience mentoring and developing recruiters.
Pay
157,100.00 - 212,600.00 USD annually (base salary); 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
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