Principal Data Engineer, Intelligent Talent Acquisition
Amazon · Seattle, WA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a principal-level Data Engineer based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with NLP, Data Structures, Machine Learning. Compensation is listed at $184,000–$248,900 per year.
- Role
- Data Engineer
- Function
- data engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAs part of Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA) Data team, you'll have the opportunity to reinvent the hiring process and deliver unprecedented scale, sophistication, and accuracy for Amazon Talent Acquisition operations. ITA is an industry-leading people science and technology organization made up of scientists, engineers, analysts, product professionals and more, all with the shared goal of connecting the right people to the right jobs in a way that is fair and precise. Last year we delivered over 6 million online candidate assessments and helped Amazon deliver billions of packages around the world by making it possible to hire hundreds of thousands of workers in the right quantity, at the right location, and at exactly the right time. You’ll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join ITA in using technologies to transform the hiring landscape and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems. The Principal Data Engineer will lead high scope technical projects within ITA and in partnership with multiple technical stakeholders across Amazon Talent Acquisition and People Experience Technology organizations. Within ITA, the…