principal software engineering Technical Program Manager ic · Posted Jun 11, 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 Distributed Systems, Patch Management. 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
Jun 11, 2026

Job description

from Amazon careers
Managed Application Platform (MAP) is a unified platform for managing applications at Amazon. MAP eliminates undifferentiated work and makes deployments safe, efficient, and scalable across the company.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive complex, cross-organizational programs spanning Amazon's deployment infrastructure. This role encompasses deployment systems (handling millions of deployments daily), Custom AMI Baking, and the Managed OS Platform. The ideal candidate brings deep technical acumen in distributed systems and deployment infrastructure, with a demonstrated ability to operate at Amazon scale across multiple organizations.

Key job responsibilities
Program leadership across deployment systems, Custom AMI , and Managed OS Platform. Cross-org coordination, roadmap planning, dependency management, region builds/partition launches, operational excellence, stakeholder management at VP/Director level, risk management, and driving engineering velocity.

About the team
Managed Application Platform (MAP) is a unified platform org under Amazon Software Builder Experience org, with the mission of eliminating undifferentiated work and making deployments safe and efficient across Amazon. MAP owns several critical tier-one services including Amazon's deployment system handling millions of deployments per day, Provisioning system), Host patching systems , custom AMI baking, DJS (Distributed Job Scheduler), and AL Enablement, operating with engineers across eight teams under Software Foundations and Management (SFM).

Basic Qualifications

- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



USA, WA, Seattle - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually

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