Software Development Engineer II, Programming Foundations (ASBX) at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development role focused on building and maintaining large-scale, distributed testing platforms and generative AI-powered tooling used by engineers across Amazon. Day-to-day work involves designing APIs and infrastructure that connect AI capabilities to testing workflows, shipping features for widely used internal platforms, and collaborating on roadmap direction. Suits an experienced backend engineer comfortable with distributed systems and object-oriented design.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,900 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,700–11,600
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 role is primarily a software development (SDE II) position building test automation platforms and GenAI-powered tooling — 15-1252 is the best fit. 15-1253 is a plausible runner-up given the team's test-tooling focus, but the JD emphasizes building infrastructure and distributed services rather than QA analysis or test execution.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: 'Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field' appears in Basic Qualifications with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause.
The 3+ years of professional software development experience is the highest overall experience gate and is used as the overall years minimum. The 1-year minimums on Java/C#/C++/Perl, OOD, and distributed systems are stated separately in Basic Qualifications.
Java is listed first and most prominently in the JD narrative; C#, C++, and Perl are listed as alternatives in the formal qualifications ('using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl').
GenAI/LLM experience is not explicitly required in the qualifications sections — it appears only in the role narrative and team description — so it is marked as preferred.
Compensation includes sign-on payments and RSUs in addition to the stated base salary range.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Object-Oriented Design.
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