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Principal, Senior, Distinguished Engineer, AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services, AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services
Job Location:
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 200100 - 270600
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
15 October 2026 (9 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
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Job Summary
We are hiring Principal Senior and Distinguished Engineers to join AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services.
AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services is redefining how the world stores serves and reasons over data in the age of AI. Our vision is to make every byte of enterprise data instantly durable infinitely scalable and intelligent by default so that organizations of any size can turn their data into insight and action. We pair decades of hard-won operational experience with relentless curiosity to build the foundational services the rest of the cloud is built on: object storage (Amazon S3) block storage (Amazon EBS) archival storage (Amazon S3 Glacier) analytics and database engines (Amazon Redshift EMR SageMaker) and the ultra-high-performance caching layers that make generative AI and analytics fast and trustworthy at enterprise scale. Were hiring Principal and Senior Principal Engineers across the org to own technical direction for some of our hardest problems: building a new cache product purpose-built for GenAI and analytics delivering ultra-low-latency ultra-high-throughput access to S3 data at exponential scale; setting architecture for S3 storage at the exabyte tier; and driving the engineering direction of SageMaker Redshift EMR and AWS Database Services. These are deep high-ownership systems roles some remote-eligible others anchored to hubs like Seattle Irvine and Berlin for engineers who have led org-wide technical strategy and want to see it run in production. If you want to build systems that operate at planet scale where durability availability latency and failure-mode ownership are first-class concerns measured in eleven nines this is the team.
What Youll Do
This is a rare chance to own and ship the foundational services the rest of the cloud is built on not features on top of a platform but the storage data and caching layers that everything else depends on operating at a scale no one else in the industry touches. Youll architect systems that store and serve exabytes of the worlds most critical data where a single design decision ripples across hundreds of millions of customers and millions of applications.
The problems here are unlike anywhere else. How do you deliver eleven nines of durability while adding net-new capabilities to a service that already stores hundreds of trillions of objects How do you build a new cache product that serves S3 data at ultra-low latency and ultra-high throughput for GenAI and analytics workloads growing exponentially How do you evolve block object and archival storage and the analytics and database engines on top of them without ever compromising the durability availability and latency guarantees customers have bet their businesses on These are deep systems challenges solved in production at a scale where the usual playbooks break down. You help write the new ones.
The systems you build here dont sit in a backlog theyre load-bearing for the internet: S3 EBS and Glacier storing the data behind modern AI and analytics; Redshift EMR and SageMaker turning that data into insight; and the next generation of high-performance caching making all of it fast. Youll have direct influence over technical choices minimal layers between you and decisions and the opportunity to define what foundational data infrastructure looks like in the AI era.
Key job responsibilities
Deliver strategic technical projects and design new storage data and caching systems at massive scale
Lead architecture and engineering strategy for foundational services across S3 EBS Glacier and the analytics and database layer (Redshift EMR SageMaker AWS Database Services)
Mentor and guide engineers while solving the hardest durability availability and latency problems hands-on
Work cross-functionally with Principal Engineers and teams across AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services
Scout and recruit top technical talent actively growing the engineering community
Drive a strong engineering excellence and operational culture across all services and teams
Shape technical direction for systems where correctness durability and failure-mode ownership are first-class measured in eleven nines
Balance deep systems expertise with strong analytical skills to make informed architectural decisions at scale
Basic Qualifications
10 years of design development engineering experience.
Experience collaborating across multiple organizations and influencing key outcomes.
Experience as a technical leader of multiple concurrent projects driving strategic technical decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with large-scale distributed systems storage or database internals high-throughput data systems and performance-critical caching
Experience with big data and analytics engines containerized microservices serverless functions and event-driven architecture
Hands-on experience designing for extreme durability availability and latency guarantees in production systems serving at planet scale
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.
AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services is redefining how the world stores serves and reasons over data in the age of AI. Our vision is to make every byte of enterprise data instantly durable infinitely scalable and intelligent by default so that organizations of any size can turn their data into insight and action. We pair decades of hard-won operational experience with relentless curiosity to build the foundational services the rest of the cloud is built on: object storage (Amazon S3) block storage (Amazon EBS) archival storage (Amazon S3 Glacier) analytics and database engines (Amazon Redshift EMR SageMaker) and the ultra-high-performance caching layers that make generative AI and analytics fast and trustworthy at enterprise scale. Were hiring Principal and Senior Principal Engineers across the org to own technical direction for some of our hardest problems: building a new cache product purpose-built for GenAI and analytics delivering ultra-low-latency ultra-high-throughput access to S3 data at exponential scale; setting architecture for S3 storage at the exabyte tier; and driving the engineering direction of SageMaker Redshift EMR and AWS Database Services. These are deep high-ownership systems roles some remote-eligible others anchored to hubs like Seattle Irvine and Berlin for engineers who have led org-wide technical strategy and want to see it run in production. If you want to build systems that operate at planet scale where durability availability latency and failure-mode ownership are first-class concerns measured in eleven nines this is the team.
What Youll Do
This is a rare chance to own and ship the foundational services the rest of the cloud is built on not features on top of a platform but the storage data and caching layers that everything else depends on operating at a scale no one else in the industry touches. Youll architect systems that store and serve exabytes of the worlds most critical data where a single design decision ripples across hundreds of millions of customers and millions of applications.
The problems here are unlike anywhere else. How do you deliver eleven nines of durability while adding net-new capabilities to a service that already stores hundreds of trillions of objects How do you build a new cache product that serves S3 data at ultra-low latency and ultra-high throughput for GenAI and analytics workloads growing exponentially How do you evolve block object and archival storage and the analytics and database engines on top of them without ever compromising the durability availability and latency guarantees customers have bet their businesses on These are deep systems challenges solved in production at a scale where the usual playbooks break down. You help write the new ones.
The systems you build here dont sit in a backlog theyre load-bearing for the internet: S3 EBS and Glacier storing the data behind modern AI and analytics; Redshift EMR and SageMaker turning that data into insight; and the next generation of high-performance caching making all of it fast. Youll have direct influence over technical choices minimal layers between you and decisions and the opportunity to define what foundational data infrastructure looks like in the AI era.
Key job responsibilities
Deliver strategic technical projects and design new storage data and caching systems at massive scale
Lead architecture and engineering strategy for foundational services across S3 EBS Glacier and the analytics and database layer (Redshift EMR SageMaker AWS Database Services)
Mentor and guide engineers while solving the hardest durability availability and latency problems hands-on
Work cross-functionally with Principal Engineers and teams across AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services
Scout and recruit top technical talent actively growing the engineering community
Drive a strong engineering excellence and operational culture across all services and teams
Shape technical direction for systems where correctness durability and failure-mode ownership are first-class measured in eleven nines
Balance deep systems expertise with strong analytical skills to make informed architectural decisions at scale
Basic Qualifications
10 years of design development engineering experience.
Experience collaborating across multiple organizations and influencing key outcomes.
Experience as a technical leader of multiple concurrent projects driving strategic technical decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with large-scale distributed systems storage or database internals high-throughput data systems and performance-critical caching
Experience with big data and analytics engines containerized microservices serverless functions and event-driven architecture
Hands-on experience designing for extreme durability availability and latency guarantees in production systems serving at planet scale
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 East Palo Alto - 230100.00 - 311200.00 USD annually
USA CA Irvine - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA CA Santa Clara - 230100.00 - 311200.00 USD annually
USA CA Santa Monica - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 220100.00 - 297700.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually
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