Software Dev Engineer II, Lambda MicroVMs, Serverless Compute
Amazon · Seattle, WA
$158,100–$213,800from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and maintaining the AWS Lambda MicroVMs platform, which uses Firecracker-based virtualization to run isolated sandboxed environments at scale. Day-to-day work spans lifecycle orchestration, traffic routing, resource management, networking, and billing systems. The role suits engineers with distributed systems experience who want to work across the full stack in Java, TypeScript, Python, and Rust.
Mid level · 3+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 9,200 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,900–12,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). 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 (7)
Two locations are listed with different salary bands: New York, NY ($158,100–$213,800/yr) and Seattle, WA ($143,700–$194,400/yr). The higher NY range is reported in the compensation fields; the Seattle range should also be considered.
The Basic Qualifications gate on 1+ years of experience using C#, C++, Java, or Perl — these are listed as interchangeable alternatives. Java is used as the primary name since it is the first language mentioned in the role narrative.
TypeScript, Python, and Rust appear only in the role narrative ('You will work with languages such as…') as stack context, not in a requirements section.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field' as a hard gate in Basic Qualifications.
The role's Basic Qualifications gate on 3+ years of overall professional software development experience, which drives the overall years minimum. The 2+ years of design/architecture experience is a secondary gate within that same block.
The title 'Software Development Engineer' carries no explicit seniority level; the requirements (3+ years overall, 1+ years in specific areas) align with a Mid-level band despite the breadth of responsibilities described.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): object-oriented design.
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