principal software engineering Technical Program Manager ic · Posted May 12, 2026
$177,000 – $239,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Technical Program Manager in the software engineering function based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Serverless, DynamoDB, Performance Optimization. Compensation is listed at $177,000–$239,400 per year.

Role
Technical Program Manager
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Department
Project/Program/Product Management--Technical
Posted
May 12, 2026

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Job description

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Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless, NoSQL database that does all this and more! It provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability. DynamoDB receives tens of millions of read and write requests per second to databases that are hundreds of terabytes in size. DynamoDB is one of the largest distributed database systems in the world, and we continue to believe it is Day 1 for the DynamoDB business. As a Principal Technical Program Manager for the DynamoDB, you will play a critical role in continually improving customers' experience with the service. The DynamoDB team is looking for a customer-obsessed, team-driven principal technical program manager to own capacity management, release coordination across different DynamoDB teams and building tracking mechanisms to improve operations of various services. Key job responsibilities How can you tell if you’re the right fit for this role? For one, you live for metrics, benchmarking, and planning. You’re always on the hunt to deliver results in any given system, and looking to solve complex problems. You lead cross-functional teams of engineers, analysts, and program managers to achieve organizational goals. You encourage others to tackle hard problems. You also hunger to give customers what they want: fast and…

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