Amazon
Software Development Engineer, AWS Central SDE Team
$144K–$224K
Santa Clara, CA +4 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA
Minneapolis, MN
Raleigh, NC - Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship software development; 2+ years of system design or architecture; 3+ years building complex software systems; 2+ years designing and developing large-scale software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
About the job
Develops and maintains software for AWS teams, designing solutions, collaborating across functions, and resolving performance and production issues.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain reliable software; implement complex solutions.
- Collaborate on feature definition and delivery, and participate in architecture and design reviews.
- Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and bugs; mentor junior engineers and improve engineering processes.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience with new and existing systems.
- 3+ years of building complex software systems experience.
- 2+ years designing and developing large-scale software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming.
- Experience contributing to architecture and design of new and current systems.
Pay
USD 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 annually (base salary); USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C#, C++, Java, Perl, Python
AI focus
Potential openings include Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Healthcare AI; the role’s specific AI work is not stated.
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