Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, AWS WorkSpaces
$144K–$194K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship system design or architecture experience. Preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Builds and operates features for Amazon WorkSpaces’ cloud desktop and interactive streaming platform, focusing on performance, security, reliability, and scale.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and operate platform features from scoping through production, including on-call support.
- Optimize streaming performance and deliver secure, highly available infrastructure across AWS services.
- Contribute to system design, code reviews, operational excellence, and team scaling through mentoring and documentation.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Amazon WorkSpaces, Windows, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu
AI focus
The team builds AI solutions intended to improve human capabilities and transform business functions; this role focuses on the WorkSpaces cloud desktop and interactive streaming platform.
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