Job summary
Amazon is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to join the Secure All the Things organization. At Amazon, Security is job zero. Our team is responsible for inventing new services that enable and power security solution at a massive scale. We are looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer (SDE) to help innovate and build new services from the ground up that will make security easier to manage for product teams. Our team is building a comprehensive security management platform that helps internal customers improve their security state by surfacing security findings and recommending remediation's with a seamless customer experience. You will work in an agile team to deliver solutions that will enable product teams to securely deliver the world’s largest cloud platform. Come build with us!

We are looking for a Principal SDE who is excited about engineering services and systems at scale. This role requires a deep understanding of distributed systems as well as how to handle data at scale. In this role you will be responsible for the architecture, design and implementation of highly scalable distributed product that provides availability, scalability and latency guarantees. In addition, you will raise the standards of the organization by mentoring junior engineers, interviewing and up-levelling the coding standards. This is a highly visible program where you will have the opportunity to have a huge impact. Strong verbal and written communication skills, being proactive ad self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment, will drive success.

**This role is open to alternative locations including: Ireland (Dublin) United Kingdom (London, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Remote)



Key job responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
• Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Fully and completely understand system inter-dependencies and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in full-stack performance, scalability, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior artifacts in design decisions.
• Contribute intellectual property through patents.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
• Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.

About the team
Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance:
Our team puts a high value on work-live balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault-tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.