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Software Development Engineer II, AVMS, AVMS

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Compensation
$144–194K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon’s AVMS team builds hyper-scale, always-online software that supports security across Amazon. The Software Development Engineer II works with internal stakeholders and customers to develop and operate software, data pipelines, and AWS-based systems. The role includes system design, feature development, resilience testing, technical planning, and collaboration with security teams worldwide.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

JavaPythonAWSC#C++PerlSoftware ProgrammingObject-Oriented DesignSystem DesignArchitecture DesignDesign PatternsReliabilityScalingLarge-Scale SoftwareMulti-Tiered SystemsMultithreaded SoftwareEmbedded SoftwareDistributed SystemsSoftware Development LifecycleCoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesTestingSoftware Operations

Qualifications

3+ Years Software Development Experience2+ Years Design or Architecture Experience1+ Year Software Development Engineer Experience1+ Year Large-Scale Application Development1+ Year Object-Oriented Design ExperienceBachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Related FieldBachelor's in Computer Science or Equivalent3+ Years Software Development Lifecycle Experience

Benefits

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

Full job description

Description

Our customers are Amazon, internal stakeholders, and Amazon’s customers. Our engineers work directly with stakeholders, get close to customers' needs, and are empowered to take technical risks to build the best-in-class software with respect to quality, scale, and insights. The technical foundation this team builds, helps keep all of Amazon (Fulfillment Centers, Physical Stores, Whole Foods, Fresh, etc.) secure.

We need folks who have a passion for building hyper-scale systems that are always online. Those with an entrepreneurial spirit to take risks, experiment with new technical methods, and focus on improving what came before will find themselves perfectly at home in our team.

Key job responsibilities

  • Architecture Design and Review

  • Software Feature development in Java and Python using AWS services (S3, Lambda, SQS, Fargate/ECS, EMR, Spark, etc.)

  • Setting and achieving a high bar for Operational Excellence.

  • Earning trust in all directions; building partnerships with technical internal Amazon stakeholders WW.

  • System resilience testing and preparation.

  • Software project planning using Agile Methodologies (Scrum)

A day in the life

As a member of the team, your duties will range from system/software design, AWS configuration, software feature/library development, strategic technical planning, and partnering with several security and technical teams worldwide. One day you might be helping a vendor onboard their data into the magnificent data pipelines your team built, and the next day you may be advocating for a feature rewrite based on a deep dive analysis you performed. You will be part of making the team your own. We believe in a self-organizing team. As one of the founding members you will help shape team process, outcomes, and goals as part of interactions with Senior Amazon Leadership. Each day you will achieve new successes as you adapt to Amazon scaling, new bad actors arising, and emerging technologies being added to your portfolio. You will shape, form, and deliver all aspects of the software and operations that your team delivers to enable defensive security and security management success.

About the team

Diverse Experiences: Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?: At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture: In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

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

  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience

  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

  • 1+ years 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 software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ 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, TX, Austin - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,380 open Software Development Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–194K/yr
  • Texas median$144–194K/yr76 salary ranges
  • US median$144–194K/yr1,266 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $169K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Software Development Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 84 open Software Development Engineer jobs in Texas and 1,380 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Software Development Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,245 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 645 of the 1,380 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 31, 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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