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Software Dev Engineer II, Alexa for Shopping

Amazon

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/30/2026

Compensation

$165,200 - $223,600 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

This role focuses on improving shopping experiences on Amazon through the use of conversational capabilities of large language models. The team is composed of talented scientists and engineers dedicated to innovation and customer experience. The position requires a blend of engineering and machine learning expertise to develop generative AI solutions for shopping. Candidates will be part of a dynamic team that values technology and innovation.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture and optimization techniques
  • Master's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience in data science

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a stable and efficient training system for model training and reinforcement learning.
  • Collaborate with applied scientists and engineers to improve training efficiency and reliability.
  • Design and implement scalable data infrastructure for Amazon-scale data ingestion and processing.
  • Quickly learn and adopt state-of-the-art technologies and algorithms in the field of Generative AI.

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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