Amazon Opportunity, PE Recruiting, PE Recruiting
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $200,100 to $270,600
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Principal Engineers provide technical leadership at Amazon.com. They help establish technical standards and drive Amazon’s overall technical architecture, engineering practices, and engineering methodologies. They work on our hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. They think globally when building systems, ensuring Amazon.com builds high performing, scalable systems that fit well together. Principal Engineers are pragmatic visionaries who can translate business needs into workable technology solutions. Their expertise is deep and broad. They are hands on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
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
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $200,100, above 97% of the 84 HR & Recruiting roles in Washington on this site. The employer's range is $70,500 wide, 35% of the floor. First observed today.
Pay in context
Among 84 HR & Recruiting roles in Washington listed on this site, the median base floor is $137,900 and the middle half runs from $121,631 to $154,700. This role's floor ($200,100) is above 97% of them.
Base floors of 84 HR & Recruiting roles in Washington
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 26.2% | 22 |
| $125K to $150K | 38.1% | 32 |
| $150K to $175K | 26.2% | 22 |
| $175K to $200K | 6.0% | 5 |
| $200K to $225K | 3.6% | 3 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 84 open postings with this job family in Washington
- Sample size
- 84
- Hidden when
- the cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-09
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 9, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Washington vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| HR & Recruiting, Washington | $137,900 | 84 |
| HR & Recruiting, all states | $142K | 1,513 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $200,100 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 84 in Washington; 1513 nationwide
- Hidden when
- either cohort has fewer than 30 postings
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-09
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How Amazon pays
87 of Amazon's 4,069 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 3,977 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $143,700; the middle half runs from $131,500 to $159,300.
Base floors of Amazon's 4,069 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 17.5% | 713 |
| $125K to $150K | 46.3% | 1,884 |
| $150K to $175K | 22.5% | 914 |
| $175K to $200K | 11.5% | 466 |
| $200K to $225K | 1.8% | 75 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.2% | 7 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.2% | 9 |
| $275K and up | <0.1% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 4,069 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 4069
- Hidden when
- this employer has fewer than 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' HR & Recruiting roles in Washington with the nearest published base floor to $200,100, one per employer.
- Principal Compensation Partner Helion · base floor $200,000
- Director, HR Business Partnerships Immunome, Inc · base floor $199,635
- Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration Okta · base floor $196,000
- Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing (R6270) Shield AI · base floor $210,000
- Staff Technical Recruiter Anduril Industries · base floor $183,000
This listingAmazon Opportunity, PE Recruiting, PE Recruiting$200,100 to $270,600
Principal, Senior Principal and Distinguished Engineer, AWS Agentic AI$200,100 to $270,600
Principal, Senior Principal and Distinguished Engineer, AWS Database ServicesFrom $200,100
Principal Software Engineer, Devices Global Retail Technology$200,100 to $270,600
Principal Software Development Engineer$200,100 to $270,600
Senior Manager, UX Research, Amazon Delivery Experience$199,200 to $269,500
Senior Manager, Product Management Technical, External Services, Amazon Connect Customer$199,200 to $269,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Amazon Opportunity, PE Recruiting, PE Recruiting (this listing) | $200,100 - $270,600 |
| Principal, Senior Principal and Distinguished Engineer, AWS Agentic AI | $200,100 - $270,600 |
| Principal, Senior Principal and Distinguished Engineer, AWS Database Services | From $200,100 |
| Principal Software Engineer, Devices Global Retail Technology | $200,100 - $270,600 |
| Principal Software Development Engineer | $200,100 - $270,600 |
| Senior Manager, UX Research, Amazon Delivery Experience | $199,200 - $269,500 |
| Senior Manager, Product Management Technical, External Services, Amazon Connect Customer | $199,200 - $269,500 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Nov 9, 2026 (today).
- First observed on the employer's board, already publishing a qualifying base salary
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-01-06
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.