Software Development Engineer II, AWS Activate at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on the team behind AWS Activate, a startup credit and benefits program. The work centers on building and maintaining web applications, internal admin tooling, and ML-powered recommendation systems that serve both startup customers and internal operations staff. Suited to developers with backend or full-stack experience who are comfortable designing distributed systems and have some interest in machine learning.
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 7,300 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 5,400–9,400
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 job title was omitted from the posting (the description reads 'looking for an who wants to change…'), so advertised seniority is Unspecified. Based on the requirements (3+ years overall experience, 1–2 year sub-requirements), this maps to a Mid-level role.
The language requirement lists C#, C++, Java, or Perl as interchangeable options; C# is used as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives.
Object-oriented design and distributed/large-scale system design are listed as hard gates in Basic Qualifications but name no specific named technology — they are included here as named skill categories because the JD explicitly calls them out as distinct requirements.
ML and LLMs appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are therefore not hard gates.
The Bachelor's degree requirement explicitly lists Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
Compensation is quoted as an annual base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 for Seattle, WA, with additional sign-on and RSU components noted in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): object-oriented design, system design.
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