Amazon
Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo - Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation
$168K–$262K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 29, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development and programming experience; 5+ years leading design or architecture; experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Build and operate AWS-based developer productivity, testing, and infrastructure services, using AI to automate and improve the software build-to-release lifecycle for Amazon Leo.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, integrate, and operate software through the full development lifecycle.
- Build scalable infrastructure and deployment solutions, including software distribution for satellites.
- Improve developer productivity and automate the build-to-release lifecycle with AI-driven quality gates.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 8+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
Nice to have
- 8+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
USD 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 annually (base salary); USD 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, IAM, Lambdas, Cloud watch, API gateways, Bedrock, Agent core, S3
AI focus
Use Generative AI for productivity tooling and automate the build-to-release lifecycle, including AI-driven quality gates.
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