Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, Prime Air
$144K–$194K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain a deemed export control license on the candidate’s behalf, if required.
About the job
Build and optimize distributed systems and scheduling workflows for Prime Air drone deliveries.
What you'll do
- Improve drone-delivery workflows and flight scheduling to increase delivery speed and throughput.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly available distributed systems; troubleshoot production issues and implement lasting fixes.
- Collaborate with product managers and partner teams, and raise engineering quality through technical guidance and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- Experience programming in at least one software programming language.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent; experience with AWS or other cloud technologies is also preferred.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS
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