Amazon
Senior Software Engineer, AWS Applied AI Solutions
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software development, programming, and systems design or architecture; experience mentoring, tech leading, or leading an engineering team is also required.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Owns the identity architecture for agent governance systems, ensuring AI agents’ actions are distinguishable, attributable, policy-controlled, and auditable across sessions and services.
What you'll do
- Design and implement identity propagation, attribution, audit, and authorization systems for AI agents.
- Make build-versus-leverage decisions and drive technical consensus with partner teams.
- Mentor engineers and communicate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years programming 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
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
AI focus
Build identity, attribution, authorization, and audit infrastructure that enables enterprises to govern AI agents acting in desktop environments.
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