Principal Software Engineer, Developer Agents and Experiences, Kiro

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Seattle, OR - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Development

Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to join the Kiro Evaluation team where youll play a pivotal role in assessing and improving Amazons agentic AI-powered solutions. This role focuses on developing robust evaluation frameworks and methodologies to measure the effectiveness safety and reliability of AI agents that help business users quickly answer questions and turn those answers into action.

Your work will directly contribute to advancements in AI-driven developer tools. You will work with cutting-edge technologies information retrieval systems knowledge graphs and large language models (LLMs).

We operate at the intersection of AI and Software Development working on solutions that use generative AI technologies to improve the developer experience for builders who develop and operate applications on AWS. We help builders create applications faster and also provide data for troubleshooting problems in live systems.



About the team
AI is transforming software development and agent orchestration represents the next frontier. As AI agents proliferate across the industry the critical challenge is no longer building individual agentsits orchestrating them effectively. AWS is at the forefront of this transformation and were building the technical foundation that will make sophisticated multi-agent workflows accessible to developers worldwide.

12 years of non-internship professional software development experience
12 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
12 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team


12 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience with AI/ML agent systems multi-agent coordination or workflow orchestration patterns
Background in building observability debugging or monitoring systems for complex distributed workflows
Track record of solving intrinsically hard problems in areas like context management state coordination or autonomous system control
Experience working with user research to inform technical architecture decisions
Contributions to open-source projects in agent frameworks orchestration tools or developer platforms
Experience scaling platforms from individual users to team and enterprise deployments


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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt 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 WA Seattle - 200100.00 - 270600.00 USD annually


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