principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership 10+ yrs Master's · Posted Nov 12, 2024

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Embedded Systems and roughly 10+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a master's degree or equivalent.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Experience
10+ years
Education
Master's degree
Department
Hardware Development
Posted
Nov 12, 2024
AI Summary
Principal Engineer at AWS Hardware Engineering designs compute and storage servers for web services. Establishes technical standards, drives architecture and engineering practices, and solves complex hardware problems. Requires 10+ years in server technologies (electrical, mechanical, thermal, software) and 8+ years in system architecture and design.

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Job description

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering (HWEng) team creates compute and storage server designs for Amazon’s innovative web services. Our designs are industry-leading in performance, frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today. Our Principal Engineers help establish technical standards and drive Amazon’s overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies. They work on our hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. They think globally when building systems, ensuring Amazon.com builds high performing, scalable systems that fit well together. The AWS Hardware Development team creates compute, storage, and edge-server designs that drive innovation across our web services. We own the hardware design life cycle, manage systems that ensure every piece of server hardware is healthy and manageable, and build essential software that interfaces with cutting-edge embedded systems all over the world. If you want to do work that makes an impact, you belong at AWS. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative culture that offers more opportunities to take risks, extend your skills, and transform how our customers run their businesses. The scope and scale of…

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