Software Development Engineer II, AWS Fleet Services at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development role on AWS's Serverless Compute platform, focused on building and extending a generic, large-scale distributed platform capable of handling billions to trillions of transactions. The work involves designing features at the intersection of event-driven architecture and serverless technologies, using current AWS services. Suited to engineers with solid professional development and system design experience.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,700 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,750–4,800
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The Basic Qualifications are unusually sparse — only 3+ years of professional software development, 2+ years of design/architecture experience, and proficiency in at least one programming language are hard-gated. No specific language, framework, or cloud technology is required.
AWS and serverless technologies appear only in the role narrative/context sections, not in any requirements block, so they are treated as preferred/contextual rather than hard gates.
The preferred qualifications list a Bachelor's degree in computer science 'or equivalent,' so no formal degree is hard-required.
The role's scope (building a large-scale distributed platform handling billions of transactions) suggests Senior-level work, but the stated minimum experience gates (3+ years overall, 2+ years design) formally support only a Mid-level classification. Seniority is set to Mid to reflect the actual stated gates.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually, plus sign-on and RSUs per the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design.
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