Software Development Engineer, Multi Region Journal at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development engineering role focused on building and maintaining a distributed, multi-region replication system that underpins cross-region consistency for major AWS services. Day-to-day work involves designing consensus and fault-tolerance protocols, implementing features in Java and Rust, and owning projects from requirements through production deployment. Suited to engineers with a background in distributed systems and large-scale software architecture.
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 8,600 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,500–11,200
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 (5)
The role title is 'SDE' (Software Development Engineer) with no level suffix — advertised seniority is Unspecified. The basic qualifications gate on 3+ years of professional software development, which maps to Mid-level; the scope (distributed systems, multi-region replication) is consistent with that band rather than Senior, as the requirements are relatively modest in years.
The hard-required programming language is stated as 'C#, C++, Java, or Perl' in the Basic Qualifications; Java and Rust are also called out explicitly in the job responsibilities ('Code and test in high-performance programming languages including Java and Rust'). Java is listed as the primary skill with the other Basic Qualifications languages as alternatives; Rust appears only in the responsibilities narrative and is not a gated requirement, so it is marked preferred.
Distributed systems design experience (1+ years, large-scale/multi-tiered/distributed applications) is a hard gate from the Basic Qualifications. Generic concepts like OOP design, SDLC, and code review practices were omitted as they name no specific technology or tool.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field — listed as a Basic Qualification with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually for Seattle, WA, with additional sign-on payments and RSUs noted but not quantified.
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