Principal AWS Storage Systems Engineer
2 days ago
Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada
Amazon.com, Inc.
Full-time
€185,000 - €310,000 Contract
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Architect AWS storage systems at massive scale, applying distributed systems expertise to durable, available, and low-latency services. Remote eligibility varies by location.
Amazon seeks Principal, Senior, and Distinguished Engineers for AWS Foundational Data & Storage Services. You will shape technical direction across Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon S3 Glacier, and foundational data services. The work centers on storage, data, and caching systems operating at exabyte scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Design storage, data, and caching systems at massive scale
- Lead architecture across S3, EBS, Glacier, and data services
- Solve durability, availability, and latency problems hands-on
- Mentor engineers and collaborate across AWS service teams
- Drive operational excellence and failure-mode ownership
Requirements:
- 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience designing large-scale systems in distributed environments
- Experience with multi-tiered, service-oriented architectures
- Strong systems expertise and analytical decision-making skills Shape Amazon S3 and foundational AWS storage architecture through distributed systems leadership, deep technical judgment, and operational ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Design storage, data, and caching systems at massive scale
- Lead architecture across S3, EBS, Glacier, and data services
- Solve durability, availability, and latency problems hands-on
- Mentor engineers and collaborate across AWS service teams
- Drive operational excellence and failure-mode ownership
Requirements:
- 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience designing large-scale systems in distributed environments
- Experience with multi-tiered, service-oriented architectures
- Strong systems expertise and analytical decision-making skills Shape Amazon S3 and foundational AWS storage architecture through distributed systems leadership, deep technical judgment, and operational ownership.