Software Development Engineer, AWS Marketplace at Amazon
Denver, CO
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jun 30, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on the AWS Marketplace team, focused on building and scaling the backend systems that power a large third-party software catalog. The engineer will own meaningful portions of the product, contribute to architectural decisions, and help shape upcoming features. It suits someone with solid professional development experience who is comfortable working across platform and system-level software.
Mid level · 3+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,900 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,650–5,900
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 $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118). 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 Basic Qualifications are unusually sparse: the only concrete hard gates are 3+ years of professional software development experience, 2+ years of design/architecture experience, and proficiency in at least one programming language — no specific language or technology is named as required.
The Preferred Qualifications list 3+ years of full SDLC experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent), but both are explicitly preferred, not required; the degree also accepts equivalents, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The posting mentions comfort with 'AI tooling and Spec-Driven Development (SDD)' in the role narrative (not a requirements section), so AI tooling is captured as preferred rather than a hard gate.
AWS Marketplace context implies AWS familiarity is relevant but it is never stated as a requirement; captured as preferred.
The role title is plain 'Software Development Engineer' with no seniority modifier; the 3-year minimum and 2-year design requirement map to a Mid-level band despite the broad scope described in the narrative.
Compensation is quoted as a Denver, CO annual base range of $143,700–$194,400, with additional sign-on and RSU components noted.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design.
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