Software Dev Engineer II, Kubernetes at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits on the EKS etcd team at AWS, focused on the distributed key-value store that underpins Kubernetes at massive scale. Day-to-day work involves designing, building, and operating infrastructure that supports large-scale AI/ML workloads — including LLM training and inference — for major cloud customers. It suits engineers with a background in distributed systems who want to shape technical strategy and own foundational platform components.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,200 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,150–7,800
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 posting's hard requirements are unusually thin — only 3+ years of software development experience, 2+ years of design/architecture experience, and proficiency in at least one programming language are listed as required. No specific language, framework, or tool is hard-gated.
Kubernetes, etcd, AWS, and distributed systems appear prominently in the role narrative and context sections but are never listed under the Basic Qualifications, so they are treated as preferred/contextual rather than hard gates.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed under Preferred Qualifications only, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The title carries no seniority level; the 3-year minimum and design/architecture scope align with a Mid-level band, though the team context (EKS ultra-scale, GenAI infrastructure) suggests the role may attract more experienced candidates in practice.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually, plus sign-on and RSUs per the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, systems design.
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