Data Engineer III - AMZ10212104 at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$162,828–$209,100from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining large-scale data infrastructure for business intelligence purposes, including designing data models, implementing ETL/ELT pipelines, and delivering reporting and analysis through OBIEE against multi-dimensional datasets. The position also involves gathering requirements, producing dataset documentation, reviewing peers' designs, and mentoring junior engineers. It suits experienced data engineers with a background in SQL, Oracle, and OLAP technologies.
Senior level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 85 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 35–130
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 $107,748 (middle half $104,212–$164,448). 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 (6)
This is a formal Department of Labor-style job posting (PERM/visa filing), which explains the unusually precise and narrow skill requirements — only the legally attested minimums are listed as required.
The title 'Data Engineer III' maps to a mid-level label at Amazon, but the experience requirements (Master's + 3 years, or Bachelor's + 7 years) and the scope of responsibilities (mentoring junior engineers, architectural decision-making, evaluating peer designs) support a Senior classification.
The overall years minimum is set to 3 (Master's path), the lower of the two accepted experience thresholds. The Bachelor's path requires 7 years of post-baccalaureate experience.
Degree requirement is Bachelor's — the JD explicitly accepts a Bachelor's + 7 years as equivalent to a Master's + 3 years, so a Bachelor's is the minimum hard gate.
OBIEE appears only in the responsibilities narrative, not in the formal requirements block, so it is marked as preferred.
The role is classified as 15-1243 (Database Architects) given the emphasis on designing large-scale data structures, data modeling, and ETL/ELT architecture. 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is noted as an alt because Amazon's own PERM filing lists that as an equivalent occupation.
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