Senior Software Development Engineer, Ads AI Core Infra at 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 Amazon's advertising infrastructure organization, focused on two cross-cutting areas: building AI-powered developer tooling to improve engineering velocity across the advertising org, and supporting the high-availability framework that underpins ad serving across multiple regions. The work involves designing and launching services at scale, mentoring other engineers, and collaborating with product and program stakeholders to shape technical strategy.
Senior level · 6+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,700 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4,250–7,400
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 (7)
The JD names no specific programming languages, frameworks, or tools as hard gates — the 6+ years of experience with 'at least one software programming language' is stated in the required section but no language is named, so no concrete technology can be extracted as a required skill.
GenAI/AI-powered tooling is a key focus area described in the role narrative and Key Technical Challenges section, but is not listed under Basic or Preferred Qualifications, so it is treated as preferred context rather than a hard gate.
High availability architecture is a key technical focus described in the role narrative but does not appear as a named qualification requirement.
The Preferred Qualifications section lists a Bachelor's degree in computer science 'or equivalent,' which means equivalent experience is accepted — so no minimum degree is hard-required.
Compensation includes base salary ($168,100–$227,400/year), sign-on payments, and RSUs; total package value will be higher.
The title 'SDE' (Software Development Engineer) carries no explicit seniority level in the posting title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 6+ years of experience, design/architecture leadership, and mentorship requirements support a Senior classification.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design, high availability architecture.
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