AmazonPrincipal Technical Program Manager, AWS EC2 Accelerator Team
Amazon is hiring a Principal Technical Program Manager, AWS EC2 Accelerator Team in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $204k-$275k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting mentions Trainium, Inferentia and technical program management among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a lead role.
- Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Own the strategy and end-to-end delivery of AWS AI accelerator programs spanning silicon, hardware, and ML frameworks.
As a Principal TPM, you set the delivery strategy for programs that span silicon, hardware, software platforms, and ML frameworks, and you drive them across organizational and leadership boundaries. You bring order to the most ambiguous, highest-stakes problems — defining the mechanisms, the plan, and the critical path that many teams and multiple orgs execute against. You are a force multiplier: you raise the bar on how the entire organization plans and delivers, you influence roadmap and architectural direction through technical credibility, and you are the leader senior executives rely on for a definitive read on program health and the decisions that will make or break a launch. This is a rare opportunity to shape how purpose-built AI infrastructure is delivered at global scale.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the strategy and end-to-end delivery of the organization's largest and most ambiguous cross-org programs — spanning silicon, hardware, software platforms, and ML frameworks.
- Drive alignment and hold commitments across many teams, multiple orgs, and senior leaders; define the mechanisms that keep complex, multi-quarter programs transparent and on track.
- Own the critical path across deep hardware/software dependencies; anticipate systemic risks and drive the trade-offs and decisions needed to protect strategic launches.
- Influence roadmap, architecture, and investment decisions through technical depth and organization-wide perspective — not just track execution, but shape what gets built and in what order.
- Serve as the definitive source of truth on program health for senior leadership; frame the narrative, the risks, and the decision asks that drive executive action.
- Raise the bar on program management across the org — establishing and scaling mechanisms, mentoring TPMs, and elevating the delivery capability of the entire organization.
A day in the life
You lead a cross-org alignment with engineering and program leaders to resolve a systemic dependency that threatens two launches, driving to a clear decision and owner. Mid-morning you pressure-test an architectural trade-off with a PE, using your technical depth to shape the direction rather than just record it. In the afternoon you mentor a senior TPM through a hard risk review, then refine the mechanism the whole org will use for the next planning cycle. You close the day with a concise executive narrative — the state of the strategic programs, the systemic risks, and the two or three decisions leadership must make this week.
About the team
We are the platform organization behind AWS's Trainium and Inferentia accelerators — the custom AI chips that deliver industry-leading price-performance for training and inference. Our programs sit at the intersection of silicon, hardware, and large-scale distributed software. We operate at the frontier of AI infrastructure, where the programs we deliver directly shape the cost and speed of AI for customers worldwide. We value ownership, structured thinking, technical depth, and a collaborative, high-trust culture where principal leaders multiply the impact of everyone around them.
Basic qualifications
- 10+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience working directly with engineering teams
Preferred qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
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.
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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, SANTA CLARA - 203,500.00 - 275,300.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Principal Technical Program Manager, AWS EC2 Accelerator Team at Amazon rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where technical program management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where hardware platforms was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where ml frameworks was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where silicon development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Trainium in your day-to-day work.
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