Software Development Engineer II, DC Bridge
Amazon · Denver, CO
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on the AWS Data Center Systems team, focused on building and maintaining the systems that track and represent physical data center infrastructure — covering power, cooling, and network connectivity. Day-to-day work spans API and data model design, distributed systems, monitoring and alerting pipelines, and cross-team integration, using languages and services such as Python, Java, Go, and various AWS-native tools. Suits engineers comfortable owning features end-to-end and working within an Agile team.
Mid level · 3+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,750 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,850–4,900
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 $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118). 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 (4)
The Basic Qualifications require 'experience programming with at least one software programming language' — no specific language is hard-gated. Python, Java, Go, Lambda, DynamoDB, and CloudFormation are mentioned only in the day-in-the-life narrative ('On any given day, we use…'), not in a requirements section, so they are treated as stack context rather than hard gates.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent' — the 'or equivalent' clause means no formal degree is strictly required.
The role title is plain 'Software Development Engineer' with no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ year minimum experience and scope (collaborating with senior engineers, mentoring juniors, owning features end-to-end) support a Mid-level classification.
Compensation is quoted for Denver, CO only; the posting notes final pay depends on experience, qualifications, and location, so figures may differ for other locations.
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