Amazon
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Denied Party Screening
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development; 5+ years of programming; 5+ years leading design or architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and operates large-scale denied-party screening and investigation systems that use AI agents to prevent prohibited transactions across Amazon businesses.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain AgenticAI systems at scale.
- Optimize processes for large-scale computing and collaborate on prototypes and technical feasibility.
- Translate business requirements into technology architecture and make data-driven design decisions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leader of an engineering team.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AgenticAI, Agile/Scrum
AI focus
Builds and maintains agentic AI systems at scale and automates investigations using AI agents.
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