Sr. Software Development Engineer, Advanced Analytics
AmazonSr. Software Development Engineer, Advanced Analytics
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/5/2026
Compensation
$168,100 - $227,400 per year
Job description
As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Log-Level Data team, you will build foundational infrastructure to capture, process, store, and analyze petabyte-scale raw data. This role focuses on enhancing transparency and measurement solutions for Amazon's largest advertising partners. You will work with advanced analytics capabilities, leveraging AI and data solutions to empower customers in making impactful advertising decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise and problem-solving skills, along with a passion for tackling complex challenges.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
- 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
- Experience as a mentor or tech lead in an engineering team
- 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with natural language processing and generative model architectures
- Demonstrated track record of innovative AI solution development
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines to ingest, process, and store petabyte-scale log-level advertising data.
- Architect distributed systems that enable real-time and batch processing of granular event-level data.
- Develop robust data quality frameworks to validate, cleanse, and enrich raw log data.
- Create efficient storage solutions optimized for high-throughput writes and complex analytical queries.
- Build APIs and data access layers for downstream analytics, modeling, and reporting applications.
- Collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Establish operational excellence practices including monitoring, alerting, and automated recovery mechanisms.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the technical direction of the team.
- Drive innovation in data processing techniques and explore emerging technologies.
Benefits
- Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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