Principal Network Engineer (AWS Network Services)

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Engineer / Senior Principal Network Engineer in AWS Network Services
• Focus: Cloud connectivity and network architecture across distributed systems, protocols, hardware, and security

Description

You will set the technical direction for systems that power AWS connectivity where microseconds matter and billions of dollars of workloads depend on your decisions. You’ll work at the intersection of distributed systems, protocols, hardware, and security, and help define new products by partnering closely with Product Management. The roadmap grows with its Principal Engineers as the systems you invent become products customers rely on.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical architecture and end-to-end delivery of production-grade networking systems
• Lead multiple concurrent technical initiatives and influence decisions across organizational boundaries
• Propose and shape new networking products based on deep technical insight

Primary Areas

• Compute Connectivity (scale, security, simplicity; maximize compute efficiency)
• Real-Time Media (sub-second interactive video, AI-integrated streaming, global viewership at massive scale)
• Security & Threat Defense (traffic classification, adversarial defense, application protection)
• VPC Core — Cross-Plane Networking Architecture (turn intent into working network state; own contracts and scaling models across planes; ensure changes don’t break other planes)
• Large-scale connectivity solutions that support major enterprise workloads and government-critical support

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and Basic Life & AD&D; Supplemental life options
• EAP and Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave