Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, Programming Foundations (ASBX)
$144K–$194K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture; 1+ year of software development engineer or related occupational experience; 1+ year designing and developing large-scale software applications; 1+ year of Object Oriented Design. 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. Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and operate Amazon’s foundational testing platforms and AI-driven testing capabilities, helping engineers test, diagnose, and validate software at global scale.
What you'll do
- Design, build, ship, and operate testing platforms and distributed systems, including serverless orchestration and global-scale load testing.
- Develop AI capabilities for test generation, failure diagnosis, and assessing whether changes have sufficient evidence to ship.
- Influence technical architecture and roadmaps, work with customers, and promote technical and operational excellence.
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.
- At least 1 year designing and developing large-scale software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl; and at least 1 year of Object Oriented Design experience.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; experience programming with at least one language.
Nice to have
- 3+ years across the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C#, C++, Java, Perl
AI focus
Build AI-driven testing capabilities, including test generation, failure diagnosis, and assessing evidence that changes are ready to ship; contribute to AI-native software development at scale.
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