Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CARedmond, WA
Salary
$193,300–$261,500 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $227k
$130k most similar roles pay here $276k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $160,000–$187,212 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $227k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

Amazon Inc currently has 457 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $143,700–$194,400 across 447 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation

Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo - Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation joins the Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation team to enhance developer experience, builder operations, CI/CD, and infrastructure services. This role involves participating in all phases of software development, from requirements through implementation, testing, and operations. The engineer will design and implement backend services using the AWS stack, including Lambda, CloudWatch, API Gateways, IAM, and S3 storage patterns. Key responsibilities include building large-scale infrastructure services with a focus on security, automation, and monitoring. Candidates must leverage Generative AI for productivity tooling, specifically utilizing Bedrock, Agent core, and prompt engineering. The work involves solving complex problems in the build-to-release lifecycle, including designing scalable solutions for software distribution and deployment for satellites while integrating with low-level embedded code systems using TypeScript, Python, or GoLang.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $217725 from 77 postings across 8 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement large-scale infrastructure services using the AWS stack including Lambda, CloudWatch, and API Gateways.
  • Develop and integrate Generative AI tools for developer productivity and automated quality gates.
  • Architect scalable software distribution and deployment solutions specifically for satellite systems.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the lifecycle from code commit to release.
  • Implement fine-grained access control and security measures using AWS IAM roles and permissions.
  • Develop backend services with a focus on high availability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
  • Manage S3 storage patterns and other cloud infrastructure components for internal builder tools.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
  • 8+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards and operations.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Advanced knowledge of AWS services including IAM, Lambdas, CloudWatch, and API Gateways.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control.

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