Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, AWS
$144K–$224K
New York City, NY +4 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- New York City, NY
Arlington, VA
Seattle, WA
Santa Clara, CA
New York, NY - Experience
- 3+ years professional software development; 3+ years building complex software systems; 2+ years designing and developing large-scale software; preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, or a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
About the job
Develops and maintains software for AWS across a range of engineering teams and specialties, with candidates considered for current and future SDE openings.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain reliable software solutions and features.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs; participate in architecture and design reviews.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, review code, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 3+ years of experience building complex software systems.
- 2+ years designing and developing large-scale software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, or a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
USD 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 annually (base salary); USD 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 annually (base salary); USD 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 annually (base salary); USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually (base salary); USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C#, C++, Java, Perl
AI focus
Potential openings include Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Healthcare AI; specific AI duties are not stated.
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