Job Summary
A Principal Engineer at Amazon provides technical leadership, establishes technical standards, and drives the company's overall technical architecture. They work on complex problems, building high-quality systems aligned with business needs, and think globally when designing systems to ensure scalability and performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Translate business needs into workable technology solutions
* Develop both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs
* Drive the establishment of technical standards and technical architecture
Requirements
* Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
* Experience in professional software development
* Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment
About Amazon
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