Principal Software Development Engineer

Amazon S3 holds the world's data. Customers of every size build on it because it gives them durability, scale, and control they can rely on, and because the controls around their data are as much a part Basic qualifications: - Deep experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production - Depth in at least one security domain relevant to this role, such as authorization and access control, identity, or applied cryptography, and the appetite to build depth in the others - Experience owning components where correctness, latency, and availability all matter at once - A track record of technical leadership spanning multiple teams, including designs that other teams adopted - Experience mentoring and growing senior engineers - Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to move between a design review with engineers and a briefing with senior executives Preferred: - Experience designing authorization systems evaluated on the request path under a strict latency budget - Experience with high-throughput, low-latency request serving systems - Experience with policy languages, formal methods, or automated reasoning applied to access control - Experience with key management and encryption at scale - Experience with data lake or analytics security: fine-grained access control, row and column level security, or catalog-based governance - Experience creating architectural vision and influencing groups well beyond your own organization - Experience representing a technical strategy directly to enterprise customers and their security and compliance teams Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually