principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Mar 12, 2026

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Portland, OR. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Distributed Systems, DevOps, Cloud Computing.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Portland, OR
Department
Corporate Operations
Posted
Mar 12, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE 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…

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