Sr. Software Development Engineer, Smart Delivery Tech at Amazon
Bellevue, WA
$168,100–$227,400from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building software for a connected fleet of delivery vehicles, spanning embedded systems on edge devices — sensors, cameras, and vehicle compute modules — through to cloud analytics pipelines. The work covers firmware development in C/C++ on resource-constrained hardware, real-time data streaming (telematics, video, location), and end-to-end ownership of the software lifecycle. Best suited to engineers with a background in embedded or IoT development at scale.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 330 people in the Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 95–490
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 has a formatting artifact in the Basic Qualifications: 'Experience in embedded development in C/C+' appears to be a truncated 'C/C++' requirement — treated as a hard gate on C/C++ embedded development.
The 5+ years of programming language experience (Basic Qualifications) is satisfied by C/C++; no other specific language is named as required.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed under Preferred Qualifications only ('or equivalent'), so no minimum degree is hard-required.
Machine learning and big data appear in the role narrative/context sections rather than in a formal requirements block, so they are marked as preferred.
The CBSA code 14740 covers the Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metro Division; Bellevue, WA is the stated work location.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $168,100–$227,400 annually, with additional sign-on payments and RSUs noted but not quantified.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): embedded software development, real-time data streaming, firmware development.
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