Software Development Engineer, Amazon Photos at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and improving photo and video experiences within the Amazon Photos app on Alexa-enabled and Fire TV devices. Day-to-day work involves writing and optimizing native device application code using React Native, participating in code reviews, collaborating with product and design teams, and mentoring junior engineers. The role suits a mid-level engineer with a background in front-end or mobile development who wants to take on growing technical scope, including AI-driven features.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,700 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,250–2,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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 title carries no seniority level ('Software Development Engineer' is the implied Amazon title), so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements gate on only 3+ years of experience and one programming language, which aligns with a Mid-level role; the mentoring and 'progressively larger scope' language is aspirational rather than a hard gate.
React Native is mentioned only in the 'About the team / Our stack' narrative section, not in any requirements block — treated as preferred context rather than a hard gate.
The Basic Qualifications require 'at least one software programming language' with no specific language named; no concrete language skill is emitted since no tool is specified.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science appears only under Preferred Qualifications, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Front-end development and mobile (Android/iOS) experience appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Compensation includes base salary ($143,700–$194,400/year), sign-on payments, and RSUs per the posting.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design, front-end development.
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