Principal Engineer — Sydney, Sydney Region

Description Principal Engineers provide technical leadership at Amazon.com. They help establish technical standards and drive Amazon's overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies. They work on our hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. They think globally when building systems, ensuring Amazon.com builds high performing, scalable systems that fit well together. Principal Engineers are pragmatic visionaries who can translate business needs into workable technology solutions. Their expertise is deep and broad. They are hands on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Sydney, AUS Basic Qualifications - 10 years of non-internship professional software development experience - Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms Preferred Qualifications - Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture) Acknowledgement of country: In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. IDE statement: Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.