Software Development Engineer, Kiro at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves building Kiro, an autonomous AI-powered developer tool at AWS, with a particular emphasis on terminal and command-line experiences. Engineers in this position handle architectural decisions around session and context management, develop user-facing features, and work directly with customers to identify real-world needs. It suits experienced engineers with a background in developer tooling who are comfortable leading technical direction and operating production systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,500 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,750–9,800
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 $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 role is titled simply 'Software Development Engineer' (or similar) with no explicit seniority level in the title — advertised seniority is Unspecified. However, the 5+ years of experience requirement and expectations around tech lead/mentorship and architectural ownership support a Senior classification.
The JD is notably light on named technologies. No specific programming languages, frameworks, or platforms are hard-gated beyond generic 'at least one software programming language.' The skills extracted reflect the few concrete technical signals present.
'CLI/terminal tooling' and 'AWS' appear only in narrative/context sections (the Kiro product description and company boilerplate), not in the requirements block — listed as preferred accordingly.
CI/CD is mentioned in the responsibilities narrative ('industry-leading CI/CD practices') rather than the requirements section.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed under Preferred Qualifications only, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $168,100–$227,400 annually, with additional sign-on and RSUs noted but not quantified.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software architecture.
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