Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Position offers robust compensation, involvement in innovative technology, and a strong brand presence.
- Competitive salary: $129,300–$223,600/year
- Influential role enhancing Amazon's private brands
- Opportunity to work on a significant scale in software engineering
- High pressure to meet delivery timelines
Pros
- Salary range of $129,300–$223,600/year is competitive for software engineers.
- Role focuses on impactful software development for widespread consumer use.
- Chance to work in a large team with diverse projects.
Cons
- Expectations for rapid delivery may lead to high stress.
- Not suitable for those desiring fully remote work due to on-site location in Seattle.
- Strong competition with high technical requirements.
Who it's for
Mid-Level • On-site in Seattle, WA
Good fit
- Mid-level software engineers ready to tackle complex problems
- Individuals passionate about enhancing customer experiences
- Developers looking for a collaborative work environment
Not recommended for
- Recent graduates without applicable experience
- Candidates who prefer remote work arrangements
- Individuals uncomfortable with high-demand environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon, we're working to create the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven leaders to help us deliver a great customer experience. We are looking for a dynamic, customer-obsessed and innovative SDE to join our Amazon Private Brands team. Our Private Brands offer customers outstanding quality, at great prices and we are looking for a SDE to deliver systems that will help customers discover our Private Brands products.
Are you looking for a Software Development Engineer position building systems that drive Amazon’s website experience for millions of customers, across a catalog of billions of products?
An information-rich and accurate product catalog is a strategic asset for Amazon and we use a wide-array of approaches to keep improving the customer experience. This role will partner with core catalog team to enhance existing meta-data platform capabilities that will allow managing brand level knowledge within the catalog systems. The platform will be the single source of truth for catalog data, cross marketplace mappings and validations with deep integration with listing tools, ASIN localization and post ASIN setup quality auditing platform.
As a Software Development Engineer on the team you will take ownership over the software design, documentation, development, engineering approach, delivery and support of systems built natively in AWS. In this role you will collaborate with leaders, work backwards from customers, identify problems, propose innovative solutions, relentlessly raise standards, and have a positive impact on hundreds of millions of customers.
This role is based in Seattle, WA and will not support international relocation.
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
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelor's Degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
