Principal PMT, Hydro

Amazon is hiring a Principal PMT, Hydro in San Francisco, United States. It pays $207k-$280k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Join us in building the future of cloud-scale software development. We are looking for a Principal Product Manager - Technical. As part of the Hydro team at AWS, you'll work on open-source technology that is helping define the future of reliable distributed software, generated both by humans and AI agents.

This is an opportunity to work with AWS leaders in collaboration with technologists from Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. As a PMT you'll collaborate on products targeted at a broad audience: internal AWS developers building some of our most critical infrastructure, and open-source innovators building the next generation of reliable, scalable services. The role offers high visibility internally with AWS leadership, and externally in open source.

Key job responsibilities
• Craft product vision and strategy to enable developers to build correct and scalable distributed software in Hydro, using both AI agents and deterministic verification.
• Help craft internal strategies to promote adoption of Hydro, removing many of the correctness risks inherent in legacy distributed programming models.
• Help craft open-source strategy to build community and an external ecosystem around Hydro, in collaboration with stakeholders at AWS, in academia and at other firms.
• Explore and pressure-test AWS business models that could benefit from Hydro — including existing and future product lines in AI-driven coding and Automated Reasoning for code correctness
• Work backwards from customers to define what "operational excellence" means in a world of AI agents writing large-scale distributed systems
• Build and execute open-source go-to-market strategies, including positioning, launch planning, and strategic partnerships
• Partner with technology leaders in the space to make the right tradeoffs between human developer experience and AI-powered agility, accounting for the shifting art of the possible across automated and human-in-the-loop correctness checking.
• Engage customers and partners at the executive level to shape the roadmap and build strategic relationships across the SDLC ecosystem

About the team
We're a high-ownership, high-velocity team of technologists and developers operating in a space that many of us pioneered at Berkeley. The bulk of the original Hydro team is now in this group at AWS, including the science and development leads; new PhD students at Berkeley continue to push the envelope in collaboration with us, alongside the broader open-source community.

The team is now growing beyond its initial startup-style mode: the software is gaining adoption in high-stakes use cases, and we’re bringing on more engineering talent both junior and senior. Coming out of the university and startups with a will to have impact, we foster an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing, mentorship and working backward from customer needs. Senior members engage in one-on-one mentoring as well as customer engagement, and we care deeply about career growth — assigning projects that build both product and technical expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex challenges over time.

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics, computer science, operations research, business analytics, information systems or equivalent
- 7+ years of working as a Technical Product Manager experience
- 5+ years of technical (software development, network development, IT, other related) experience
- Experience delivering large-scale Open Source, SaaS, PaaS or LaaS products where you are responsible for the full product lifecycle, from concept through GTM (go to market)
- Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where you define the charter.

Preferred qualifications

- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, CA, San Francisco - 206,900.00 - 279,900.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Principal PMT, Hydro at Amazon rates 16 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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