principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Mar 12, 2026
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Employer: AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.
Offered Position: Principal Enterprise Act Engr
Job Location: Portland, Oregon
Job Number: AMZ9442164

Position Responsibilities:

Develop and execute on an operational support strategy to help customers grow and ensure their success on the AWS platform. Directly influence how largest and/or most strategic enterprise customers use AWS. Help executives embrace agility and deliver high impact transformation. Interface with enterprise architects to understand business drivers and assess application portfolios ensuring that cloud solutions are highly scalable, flexible and resilient. Serve as a customer advocate and help shape the future roadmap of AWS services. Explain transformational concepts to executive decision makers and influence their technology strategy. Educate, train and enable cloud solutions experts for a challenging set of customers and circumstances. Build an understanding of enterprise technology adoption. Solve customer issues while teaching customers to optimize business impact.

Position Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s degree and one year of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) experience as a technical lead in an internal enterprise or external customer-facing role; (2) experience with operational parameters and troubleshooting for any of the following: Compute, Storage, Networking, CDN, Databases, DevOps, Big Data and Analytics, Security, or Applications Development in a distributed systems environment; and (3) experience architecting and operating solutions at scale. Up to 25% domestic travel may be required to perform role duties.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $182,800/year to $247,300/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000

Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s degree and one year of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) experience as a technical lead in an internal enterprise or external customer-facing role; (2) experience with operational parameters and troubleshooting for any of the following: Compute, Storage, Networking, CDN, Databases, DevOps, Big Data and Analytics, Security, or Applications Development in a distributed systems environment; and (3) experience architecting and operating solutions at scale. Up to 25% domestic travel may be required to perform role duties.#0000

Preferred Qualifications

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

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

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