Software Development Engineer II

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $119,500–$169,050 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $144k 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 643 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer II

The Software Development Engineer II joins the team responsible for Leo's Tier 1 service for Leo Assets and Configs. In this role, you will design, implement, and deliver features across the full software development lifecycle, turning ambiguous requirements into maintainable solutions. Your daily responsibilities include writing and testing code, performing code reviews, mentoring other engineers, and identifying root causes for operational issues to improve system reliability. You will work with C#, C++, Java, or Perl to build large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications and tools. The position requires expertise in Object Oriented Design and experience with design patterns for scaling and reliability. You will solve technical problems to support a service meeting high security bars for providing internet to customers.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement software solutions that balance scalability, maintainability, performance, and security.
  • Manage the full software development lifecycle from product definition and scoping through deployment and operations.
  • Identify root causes of operational issues and implement permanent fixes to improve system reliability.
  • Translate business and customer needs into robust software requirements and technical solutions.
  • Mentor and coach other engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
  • Produce clear documentation to ensure software can be maintained and extended by others.
  • Monitor service metrics and operational health to ensure high-quality system performance.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum due to export control laws.
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).

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