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Software Dev Engineer III, AWS Distributed SQL

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/12/2026

Compensation

$168,100 - $227,400 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Aurora DSQL team at AWS is seeking a software engineer to contribute to the design and development of a new serverless database technology. This role focuses on building high-performance data and transaction management solutions in a collaborative environment. The team values mentorship and knowledge-sharing, aiming to empower members to grow their engineering expertise. As part of the AWS Utility Computing organization, you will support innovative cloud services that cater to a diverse customer base.

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, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
  • 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards and code reviews
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and deliver state-of-the-art distributed, high-performance data and transaction management processing algorithms and solutions.
  • Deploy and monitor new features in a highly available and fault-tolerant system running in the cloud.
  • Build high-impact solutions to deliver to a large customer base.
  • Participate in design discussions and code reviews while communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with technical input.

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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