principal Software Engineer tech_leadership 10+ yrs · Posted Feb 23, 2026

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Software Engineer based in Dublin, Ireland. The posting calls out experience with AWS, DynamoDB, Distributed Systems, Security and roughly 10+ years of relevant work.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Experience
10+ years
Department
Software Development
Posted
Feb 23, 2026
AI Summary
Principal-level engineer designing and owning DynamoDB's control plane, metadata, and data protection architecture. Requires 10+ years software development experience with deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, and hyper-scale systems. Leads technical vision, mentors engineers, and solves complex challenges in global data replication and high-availability architecture.

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Job description

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Join Amazon DynamoDB - the fully managed NoSQL database service that powers the world's most demanding applications with single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale. As a cornerstone of AWS Cloud, DynamoDB serves industry leaders like Lyft, Airbnb, Samsung, Toyota, and Capital One, enabling their mission-critical workloads and innovative customer experiences. Dynamo DB is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC) which provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Key job responsibilities You are passionate about designing large scale and resilient storage systems, innovating and supporting new technological architectures. You’ll think globally when building systems, ensuring we build high performing, scalable systems that fit well together. We are looking for pragmatic visionaries who can translate customer needs into workable technology solutions. Your expertise is deep and broad; you’re hands on,…

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