Software Engineer, Programming Foundations, ASBX
Amazon · Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering role focused on building and operating Amazon's internal testing infrastructure, including distributed test orchestration, on-demand execution across AWS regions, and load testing systems handling millions of transactions daily. The work also involves developing AI-driven capabilities such as automated test generation and failure diagnosis. Suited to engineers with distributed systems experience who are interested in developer tooling and the intersection of AI with software quality.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 9,300 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 7,000–12,100
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 $170,959 (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 (7)
The role sits at the intersection of software development and testing platform engineering — it builds and operates testing infrastructure (including AI-driven test generation and orchestration) rather than performing QA itself, which is why Software Developers (15-1252) is preferred over 15-1253, though the testing-platform focus makes 15-1253 a credible runner-up.
The language requirement (C#, C++, Java, or Perl) is listed as a single interchangeable gate; Java is used as the primary name with the others in alternatives.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: 'Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field' appears in Basic Qualifications with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause.
The posting carries no explicit seniority level in the title. The minimum experience gate is 3+ years of professional software development, which maps to Mid-level; the scope (building global-scale platforms, influencing architecture) leans toward Senior, but the 3-year floor and the 1-year sub-requirements anchor the pool at Mid.
AWS is mentioned only in narrative/context (the team operates across every AWS region) and is not listed as a requirement — marked preferred.
Compensation is stated as a base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually for Seattle, WA, plus sign-on and RSUs per the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): object-oriented design.
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