Amazon Principal Engineering Community

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Setting the standard for Amazon engineering

Our Principal, Senior Principal, and Distinguished Engineers are responsible for designing and building all of the technology across Amazon. As visionaries in the field, they set the standard for engineering excellence that’s held through our company, our technology, and our products.

Principal Engineers work closely with business leaders to bring clarity to complexity, demonstrating smart ways to solve some of the most complicated business challenges. They build scalable systems while applying groundbreaking technologies.

We hire Principal Engineers in a variety of technical disciplines, including database, front-end, hardware, network, security, software, and systems development.

Who we are

Principal Engineers describe their roles and teams and the impact they make on customers.

  • Devansh Gupta, Principal Engineer, Bangalore

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    Devansh discusses his role on the Advertising Trust team.

  • Anusha Dasarakothapalli, Principal Engineer, Seattle

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    Anusha discusses her role on the AWS Messaging and Streaming team.

  • Carlos Arguelles, Senior Principal Engineer, Seattle

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    Carlos discusses his role on the Amazon Stores team.

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