Principal Software Engineer

About the Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating, which is why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects
• Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions
• Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations
• Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions
• Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry
• Contribute intellectual property through patents
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in relational database internals and systems programming in C/C++
• Experience leading the delivery of large-scale systems
• Technical expertise in at least one major technical area: large scale Unix systems engineering, building complex distributed systems, building monitoring or management tools
• Project management experience
• Experience leading development life cycle process and best practices
• Experience with Agile Management (SCRUM, RUP, XP), OO Modeling, working on internet, UNIX, Middleware, and database related projects
• Experience mentoring/training the engineering community on complex technical issues

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Generous paid time off and parental leave
• Career development opportunities and mentorship programs
• Discounts on various Amazon products and services