CareerPlan

Principal Engineer & Senior Principal Engineer, AWS Network Services

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$200k–$311k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define technical direction for AWS Network Services, building foundational cloud infrastructure at quadrillions of transactions per second.

Role type

Principal Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure & Network Architecture)

Builds

Core cloud networking services including Compute Connectivity, Real-Time Media, Security & Threat Defense, and VPC Core.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Network Architecture

Required skills

Distributed systems, Real-time transport protocols (WebRTC, QUIC), DNS, Network architecture, Web security, Large-scale packet processing, Cloud virtual networking, C/C++, Rust, Go, Java

Preferred skills

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science or Engineering

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for systems powering AWS, propose new products born from deep technical insight, partner with Product Management, own contracts and scale models between network planes.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship