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Software Dev Engineer II – AMZ001589

Amazon

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$165–224K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$165–224K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon Web Services is hiring a Software Dev Engineer II to design, develop, implement, test, and document embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services. The engineer will translate functional requirements into solutions that fit the system architecture, participate in the full development cycle, evaluate software products and tools, and mentor junior development engineers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Large-Scale Software DevelopmentMulti-Tiered Software DevelopmentMultithreaded Software DevelopmentEmbedded Software DevelopmentDistributed Software DevelopmentC#C++JavaPerlObject-Oriented Design

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related FieldOne Year Related Experience

Full job description

Description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: Amazon Web Services Inc.

Offered Position: Software Dev Engineer II – AMZ001589

Job Location: 2795 Augustine Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Job Number: AMZ001589

Position Responsibilities: Design, develop, implement, test, and document embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems and services. Translate functional requirements into robust, efficient, supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture. Participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, from design, implementation, and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance. Produce comprehensive, usable software documentation. Evaluate and make decisions around the use of new or existing software products and tools. Mentor junior development engineers.

Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl; and Object Oriented Design.

40 hours/week, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Salary Range $165,200 - $223,600 / year. #0000

Preferred Qualifications

Please see the job description and position requirements above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,362 open Software Development Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$165–224K/yr
  • California median$165–224K/yr180 salary ranges
  • US median$144–194K/yr1,238 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $194K, is close to the California median midpoint ($194K) — in the middle half of Software Development Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 191 open Software Development Engineer jobs in California and 1,362 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Software Development Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,217 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 600 of the 1,362 open Software Development Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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