Amazon
Sr. Executive Research Recruiter, Principal Engineer Recruiting Team
$143K–$193K
Seattle, WA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 5+ years advising and influencing executive leadership; 7+ years in progressive recruiting and 7+ years recruiting in engineering, technical operations, and product management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
About the job
Leads executive recruiting for Amazon Principal Engineers by sourcing, assessing, and engaging senior engineering talent and advising leaders on hiring strategy.
What you'll do
- Develop multi-channel searches, map target companies and talent pools, and build candidate pipelines.
- Advise executive leaders and hiring managers on market conditions, search strategy, and candidate engagement.
- Screen and assess candidates, prepare them for interviews, and document talent-market insights.
What they ask for
- 5+ years advising and influencing executive leadership.
- 7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting focused on passive engineering candidate generation in a high-tech market.
- 7+ years recruiting in engineering, technical operations, and product management.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; experience building sourcing initiatives and pipelines, scaling workflows, and managing multiple searches.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of team building, coaching, and managing.
- Experience recruiting senior experts, executive recruiting, and using recruiting tools, CRM systems, and complex spreadsheets.
Pay
142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
CRM systems
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