Software Dev Engineer 2, AWS EKS
Amazon · Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on the Amazon EKS team, focused primarily on Karpenter, an open-source node autoscaler for Kubernetes. Day-to-day work involves designing and building distributed systems, contributing to the open-source project, participating in Kubernetes community working groups, and collaborating with customers on real-world cluster scaling problems. Suits engineers with a background in large-scale distributed systems design.
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 8,900 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,700–11,600
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 (6)
The role is on the Karpenter (open-source Kubernetes node autoscaler) team within EKS; Kubernetes and Karpenter experience are not listed as formal requirements but are clearly central to the work — they appear only in the team narrative, not in the qualifications sections.
The language requirement gates on any ONE of C#, C++, Java, or Perl — these are listed as interchangeable options under Basic Qualifications; C# is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; no equivalent-experience substitution is offered in the posting.
The '1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience' requirement overlaps with the '3+ years of professional software development experience' gate — the 3-year figure is used as the overall years minimum as it is the most restrictive overall experience requirement.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range for Seattle, WA; the package also includes sign-on payments 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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