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Principal Engineer & Senior Principal Network Engineer, AWS Network Services
Job Location:
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 200100 - 270600
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
15 October 2026 (12 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Department:
Job Summary
We are hiring Principal Engineers and Senior Principal Engineers to join AWS Network Services.
We meet our customers at the scale of quadrillions of transactions per second across every layer of connected applications. Our millions of customers from single-developer startups to the largest companies in the world rely on us to present their business to the world seamlessly without limits. We make use of innovative virtualization technology to make connectivity magical.
We dont build on top of the cloud. We build what the cloud is built on.
WHAT YOULL DO
You will work at the intersection of distributed systems protocols hardware and security and every system we ship goes straight into production powering the worlds most demanding workloads. Nothing we build sits on a shelf.
You wont be tuning knobs on an existing system. Youll be deciding what the system is. As a Principal or Senior Principal Engineer youll set the technical direction for the systems that make AWS possible where microseconds matter and billions of dollars of customer workloads depend on your decisions.
Here great products start with Engineering. Principal Engineers work in close partnership with Product Management. Youll propose new products born from deep technical insight and help shape and sharpen ideas. The roadmap grows with its Principal Engineers so the systems you invent become the products customers rely on.
Key job responsibilities
Among the areas were hiring for today:
Compute Connectivity: Deliver scale security and simplicity. Enable customers to focus on their applications and maximize their compute efficiency while the connectivity underneath just works.
Real-Time Media: Build the systems that enable real-time sub-second interactive video AI-integrated streaming experiences and global viewership at massive scale.
Security & Threat Defense: Ensure that connectivity brings only good to our customers businesses. Innovate across traffic classification adversarial defense and application protection so that trust in AWS is never in question.
Moving the Bytes that Move the World: AWS connectivity solutions power the largest companies in the world and provide critical support to governments. Other AWS services rely on our solutions too and even small features can support headline-driving events.
VPC Core Cross-Plane Networking Architecture: Turn customer and AWS-service intent into working network state across the planes that record it deliver it and enforce it in hardware. Own the contracts and scale models between those planes so a change thats right in one never breaks another and keep VPC scaling as fast as the services built on it.
About the team
Our team sits at the intersection of the most critical trends in cloud infrastructure AI-scale infrastructure real-time media at global scale intelligent threat defense and the reinvention of internet-scale identity and trust.
Our services including Amazon Route 53 AWS Direct Connect Elastic Load Balancing AWS PrivateLink Elemental Media Services Amazon Interactive Video Service Amazon GameLift AWS Cloudfront AWS Transit Gateway take on systems challenges few teams anywhere must solve.
You know these problems because youve lived them - building and operating at this scale - and now you get to define what comes next.
We foster a collaborative inclusive environment where different perspectives drive better solutions and the best ideas win regardless of where they originate. We ship fast and iterate with purpose and we believe work should be meaningful. Youll join a team that takes pride in building the foundation the rest of the cloud runs on.
15 years of professional software development experience
Experience owning technical architecture end-to-end delivery and partnering with senior leadership
Track record of leading multiple concurrent technical initiatives and driving decisions across organizational boundaries
Experience influencing VP/SVP-level technical and business strategy
Deep expertise in at least one domain: real-time transport protocols (WebRTC QUIC) DNS distributed systems network architecture web security game backend systems large-scale packet processing or cloud virtual networking and data-plane systems (e.g. VPC-style resource/distribution control SmartNIC/DPU or Nitro-class pipelines)
Strong programming skills in C/C Rust Go or Java
Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science Engineering or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
We meet our customers at the scale of quadrillions of transactions per second across every layer of connected applications. Our millions of customers from single-developer startups to the largest companies in the world rely on us to present their business to the world seamlessly without limits. We make use of innovative virtualization technology to make connectivity magical.
We dont build on top of the cloud. We build what the cloud is built on.
WHAT YOULL DO
You will work at the intersection of distributed systems protocols hardware and security and every system we ship goes straight into production powering the worlds most demanding workloads. Nothing we build sits on a shelf.
You wont be tuning knobs on an existing system. Youll be deciding what the system is. As a Principal or Senior Principal Engineer youll set the technical direction for the systems that make AWS possible where microseconds matter and billions of dollars of customer workloads depend on your decisions.
Here great products start with Engineering. Principal Engineers work in close partnership with Product Management. Youll propose new products born from deep technical insight and help shape and sharpen ideas. The roadmap grows with its Principal Engineers so the systems you invent become the products customers rely on.
Key job responsibilities
Among the areas were hiring for today:
Compute Connectivity: Deliver scale security and simplicity. Enable customers to focus on their applications and maximize their compute efficiency while the connectivity underneath just works.
Real-Time Media: Build the systems that enable real-time sub-second interactive video AI-integrated streaming experiences and global viewership at massive scale.
Security & Threat Defense: Ensure that connectivity brings only good to our customers businesses. Innovate across traffic classification adversarial defense and application protection so that trust in AWS is never in question.
Moving the Bytes that Move the World: AWS connectivity solutions power the largest companies in the world and provide critical support to governments. Other AWS services rely on our solutions too and even small features can support headline-driving events.
VPC Core Cross-Plane Networking Architecture: Turn customer and AWS-service intent into working network state across the planes that record it deliver it and enforce it in hardware. Own the contracts and scale models between those planes so a change thats right in one never breaks another and keep VPC scaling as fast as the services built on it.
About the team
Our team sits at the intersection of the most critical trends in cloud infrastructure AI-scale infrastructure real-time media at global scale intelligent threat defense and the reinvention of internet-scale identity and trust.
Our services including Amazon Route 53 AWS Direct Connect Elastic Load Balancing AWS PrivateLink Elemental Media Services Amazon Interactive Video Service Amazon GameLift AWS Cloudfront AWS Transit Gateway take on systems challenges few teams anywhere must solve.
You know these problems because youve lived them - building and operating at this scale - and now you get to define what comes next.
We foster a collaborative inclusive environment where different perspectives drive better solutions and the best ideas win regardless of where they originate. We ship fast and iterate with purpose and we believe work should be meaningful. Youll join a team that takes pride in building the foundation the rest of the cloud runs on.
15 years of professional software development experience
Experience owning technical architecture end-to-end delivery and partnering with senior leadership
Track record of leading multiple concurrent technical initiatives and driving decisions across organizational boundaries
Experience influencing VP/SVP-level technical and business strategy
Deep expertise in at least one domain: real-time transport protocols (WebRTC QUIC) DNS distributed systems network architecture web security game backend systems large-scale packet processing or cloud virtual networking and data-plane systems (e.g. VPC-style resource/distribution control SmartNIC/DPU or Nitro-class pipelines)
Strong programming skills in C/C Rust Go or Java
Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science Engineering or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA SANTA CLARA - 230100.00 - 311200.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
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