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Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Transform

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Seattle, WAJob$168–227K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$168–227K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

AWS Transform builds agentic AI systems that help customers modernize applications and enterprise workloads. The Senior Software Development Engineer will shape technology and products in a fast-growing business, delivering novel solutions with broad impact. The role focuses on distributed systems and agent infrastructure, while working across engineering, product, science, and customer teams in a fast-moving environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Distributed SystemsAgent InfrastructureOrchestrationState ManagementTool IntegrationTechnical AlignmentRequirements TranslationMentorshipKnowledge SharingCustomer ExperienceSoftware DevelopmentProgrammingTechnical LeadershipSystem DesignArchitectureDesign PatternsReliabilityScalingCoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesTestingOperations

Qualifications

5+ Years Software Development5+ Years Programming5+ Years Design or ArchitectureBachelor's in Computer Science or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

AWS Transform is responsible for building Agentic AI systems aimed at helping customers modernize applications to achieve cost savings, security, scalability, and resiliency. We build next-generation, agent-driven solutions that modernize enterprise workloads.

This position within the AWS Transform team presents a unique and rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor within a fast-growing business and help shape the technology and product. A successful candidate will bring deep technical expertise, an ability to deliver novel products, desire to have an industry wide impact and ability to work within a fast moving, startup environment in a large company to rapidly deliver services that have a broad business impact.

Key job responsibilities

  • Design and implement complex distributed systems with stringent latency and reliability requirements

  • Architect scalable agent infrastructure including orchestration, state management, and tool integration

  • Drive technical alignment across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders

  • Collaborate with Product, Science, and customers to translate requirements into effective technical solutions

  • Develop team members' technical capabilities through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and best practices

  • Maintain strong focus on customer experience in all technical decisions

About the team

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses with AI agents that autonomously plan and execute complex tasks. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create new technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,319 open Software Development Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$168–227K/yr
  • Washington median$144–194K/yr408 salary ranges
  • US median$144–194K/yr1,209 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $198K, is 17% above the Washington median midpoint ($169K) — in the top quarter of Software Development Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 414 open Software Development Engineer jobs in Washington and 1,319 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Development Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,189 postings).
Education
623 of the 1,319 open Software Development Engineer jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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