Principal Software Engineer at ADCI - Karnataka

Department: kindlecontent

Setup: On-site
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Aug 25, 2026

Description

Amazon is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance of key AIP services for automotive discovery and shopping. The role involves full-stack Java development, large distributed systems, data systems, AWS cloud infrastructure, technical strategy, cross-functional collaboration, customer-facing thought leadership, and mentoring engineers. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, at least 10 years of professional software development experience, and 7+ years designing large-scale distributed systems.

Required Skills

Java
Distributed systems
AWS
Full-stack
Data modeling
Operational excellence

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Required Previous Experiences: 10+ years of professional software development experience
7+ years designing and building large-scale distributed systems
Experience leading technical strategy and architecture for organizations of 30+ engineers
Experience delivering high-performance data systems through programmatic interfaces
Experience presenting technical strategies to senior executive leadership
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with advertising or retail technology platforms or large-scale reporting systems
Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, including S3, EMR, SQS, Kinesis, and Firehose
Publications, talks, or recognized thought leadership in distributed systems
Experience mentoring engineers to Staff or Principal level
Track record of building consensus across organizations with competing technical priorities