This role pays more than
60%
of similar roles. Most pay
$159,850–$187,212
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$169k
versus about
$174k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo AI Foundations joins the team building the intelligent cloud backbone for a low Earth orbit satellite network. This role involves designing and operating globally distributed systems to enable near real-time analytics and agentic AI capabilities across satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. You will architect and implement S3-based data lakehouses, OLAP-based analytics layers, and vector database infrastructures capable of managing billions of embeddings with sub-100ms retrieval times. Key responsibilities include establishing metadata management, designing semantic data models, and implementing hybrid search strategies using dense and sparse representations. The role requires proficiency in at least one programming language and expertise in distributed systems, data lakehouse architectures, and applied machine learning to solve complex problems regarding network performance, routing, and user experience within a software-defined space environment.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $169050 from 91 postings across 7 companies.