Software Dev Engineer, Applied AI at Amazon
Bellevue, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level software engineering role focused on building and maintaining systems that apply large language models and generative AI to knowledge operations within Amazon's eCommerce business. Day-to-day work spans design, implementation, and code review using tools such as Python, Java, SageMaker, and PyTorch, in close collaboration with applied scientists, product managers, and other engineering stakeholders. Suits engineers with solid distributed systems grounding who want to work at the intersection of ML research and production software.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,450 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,850–3,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 (5)
The Basic Qualifications gate on '3+ years of professional software development experience' and '2+ years of design/architecture experience', plus experience with 'at least one software programming language' — the last is intentionally vague. Python and Java are the only languages named in the JD; they appear in a narrative/stack description paragraph rather than a formal requirements section, so they are treated as preferred stack context rather than hard gates. However, because they are the only concrete languages named and the role clearly requires programming proficiency, they are listed as required alternatives of each other.
The tools listed in the narrative (SageMaker, PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, LangChain, container-based development) appear in a descriptive 'we use these tools' context, not under a formal requirements heading — all are marked preferred.
The Bachelor's degree in computer science appears only under Preferred Qualifications, so no minimum degree is required.
The title 'Software Development Engineer II' maps to a Mid-level band; the 3+ year experience gate is consistent with that level.
Compensation is quoted as a base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually for the Bellevue, WA location, with additional sign-on and RSUs noted.
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