About the job
We are seeking exceptional Principal Engineers to join the Agentic AI organization at AWS. This requisition represents multiple opportunities across various teams building the next generation of AI agent platforms, services, and tools. As AI agents proliferate across the industry, AWS is at the forefront of this transformation, building the technical foundation that will make sophisticated multi-agent workflows accessible to developers worldwide. In these roles, you'll design, build, and scale systems that genuinely move the needle for customers — leveraging the latest AI-powered development tools to work faster, think bigger, and ship better. We're looking for Principal Engineers who bring rare technical knowledge, a builder's instinct, and the kind of curiosity that doesn't stop at 'good enough.'
Responsibilities
Deliver high-impact technical projects and architect software systems built to scale — leveraging cutting-edge AI-powered development tools to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Build trend-setting AWS services in the Gen AI field, solving the hardest engineering challenges to enable machine learning powered solutions for customers
Deliver strategic technical projects that have significant bottom-line impact on our business and competitive position
Design and architect large-scale systems that are scalable, efficient, and fault tolerant as tier zero Amazon services
Provide technical leadership by mentoring engineers and drawing from deep technical expertise to guide complex technical decisions
Shape technology, product, and business in a fast-moving, startup environment within a large company
Work across domains including compute, databases, networking, identity, and ML science teams
Qualifications
Minimum
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
Proven track record of delivering high-impact technical projects and architecting large-scale, fault-tolerant systems
Deep technical expertise and hands-on experience in building and scaling distributed systems
Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a strong builder's instinct and curiosity
Leadership experience mentoring engineers and guiding complex technical decisions
Ability to work across domains including compute, databases, networking, identity, and ML science teams