Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Builder Acceleration
Amazon · Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior software engineering role within a newly formed AWS team focused on reducing friction across the internal software development and operational lifecycle for tens of thousands of AWS engineers. The work centers on designing and building AI-powered tools, agentic workflows, and automated systems that make it easier for internal engineering teams to write, deploy, and maintain software at scale.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 7,000 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 5,300–9,100
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 (6)
The title used internally is 'SDE III', which is Amazon's level equivalent to a Senior Software Development Engineer — the posting carries no public-facing seniority label in the title, so the title states no level, but the requirements (5+ years, design/architecture leadership, tech lead experience) firmly support Senior.
The JD is notably light on named technologies. AWS and GenAI/agentic workflows are called out in the narrative and role framing as central to the work, but no specific AWS services, languages, or frameworks are enumerated in the requirements sections. The only hard gates are years of software development experience and programming language proficiency (no specific language named).
A Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed under Preferred Qualifications only, so the degree requirement is None.
Compensation includes base salary ($168,100–$227,400/year), sign-on payments, and RSUs; only the base range is quoted numerically.
The role is on-site in Seattle, WA; no remote or hybrid option is stated.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development.
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