Developer Experience Engineer, AWS Developer Experience at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$135,600–$237,300from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on role focused on shaping the developer experience for AI agent-driven development on AWS. The work involves actively building with agents across AWS services, identifying friction points, and translating those findings into technical content such as blog posts, sample code, and tutorials. It suits an experienced software developer who is comfortable with AI coding tools and can also communicate clearly with both product teams and developer audiences.
Mid level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,500 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,400–8,500
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.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). 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)
This role is a Developer Advocate / Developer Experience Engineer hybrid — primarily building with AWS and AI agents, then producing technical content (blog posts, sample code, tutorials). It sits between 15-1252 Software Developers and 15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other (developer advocacy); 15-1252 was chosen because hands-on production software development is explicitly required and is the primary day-to-day activity.
Two salary ranges are listed: San Francisco, CA ($135,600–$237,300/yr) and Seattle, WA ($117,900–$206,300/yr). The higher San Francisco range is reported; the Seattle range is $117,900–$206,300 annually.
The title carries no seniority level; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 4+ years requirement and scope (individual contributor producing content and code) support a Mid-level classification.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, OR experience in software development' — the 'or equivalent'/'or experience' language means no degree is hard-gated.
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Java are listed together as alternatives under 'particular depth in' — one skill entry with alternatives captures this interchangeability.
'Technical writing' is used as the skill name for the requirement to write for developer and technical audiences (blog posts, documentation, tutorials), as no specific tool or platform is named.
Developer tools, CLI applications, IDE extensions, and open-source contributions appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
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