Senior Recruiter, Principal Engineer Recruiting, PE Recruiting

Amazon • Seattle, WA

4d

About The Position

As a client lead recruiter, you'll have the unique opportunity to impact
leadership teams across Amazon's diverse technology landscape, building
relationships with Directors and VPs while shaping the future of Amazon's senior
engineering community.

A day in the life
Your day begins with strategic planning sessions discussing talent gaps and
market intelligence for critical Principal Engineer searches. You'll spend time
researching and engaging passive candidates through personalized outreach,
leveraging your extensive network and industry knowledge. Mid-day might involve
leading a client update meeting where you present market analysis and candidate
pipeline progress, followed by conducting in-depth technical assessments with
potential candidates. You'll collaborate with your team of recruiters and
researchers, sharing insights on emerging talent pools and coaching colleagues.
Afternoons often include candidate debriefs with hiring teams, where you provide
perspective on technical depth and leadership potential. You'll also dedicate
time to building relationships with industry leaders and technical communities,
staying ahead of market trends. Throughout the day, you'll make high-stakes
decisions with incomplete information, balancing urgency with thoroughness to
secure world-class engineering talent.

About the team
The Global Specialty Recruiting (GSR) team partners with technical and business
leaders across all of Amazon's businesses to hire the company's most senior
engineering talent. Our team specializes in recruiting Principal Engineers and
Senior Principal Engineers– Amazon's most senior technical contributors who set
the standard for engineering excellence and drive innovation across the company.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive corporate or search firm recruiting work with a focus on passive engineering candidate generation in a high tech market experience
• Bachelor's degree or above
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and hire engineering candidates.
• Proven track record of managing complex executive search processes including client management, candidate development, and offer negotiation
• Experience working with senior executives and providing strategic talent counsel

Nice To Haves

• Experience with executive recruiting in either a blue-chip, global in-house executive search team, or a top executive search firm
• Deep expertise in technology recruiting with ability to quickly learn new technical and product domains
• Experience mentoring and developing other recruiters

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary talent advisor to Directors and VPs, educating leaders on the external senior engineering talent landscape and market dynamics
• Define and deliver recruiting strategies for highly-critical, sometimes confidential roles with broad cross-organizational impact
• Identify and engage highly passive senior engineering candidates through creative, research-driven sourcing strategies
• Build and cultivate robust talent networks across technology sectors, leveraging deep industry knowledge and relationships
• Lead client update meetings on active searches, providing clear, data-driven insights on progress and market conditions
• Provide candid guidance to executive leadership on matters related to top technical talent
• Make sound judgments about candidate fit based on comprehensive analysis of technical depth and leadership impact
• Conduct thorough candidate assessments, participate in debriefs, perform comprehensive reference checks, and present/negotiate employment offers
• Coach leaders to continuously improve their talent acquisition capabilities at the senior level
• Set exceptionally high standards for search quality, candidate experience, and recruiting excellence
• Investigate deeply into technical domains, candidate backgrounds, and market trends to inform strategy

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior