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Software Development Engineer, Special Projects

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/24/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

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

Job description

This role is for a Software Development Engineer on an Amazon Special Projects team focused on creating innovative biotechnology products and services. The team aims to positively impact customers' lives by addressing significant challenges through large-scale innovation. Candidates will work in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment alongside talented scientists, engineers, and product managers. The position emphasizes work-life balance, mentorship, and career growth.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 2+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and testing
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

  • Deliver features and improvements to major portions of the codebase while understanding customer problems.
  • Operate across the software stack from backend data pipelines to user-facing interfaces.
  • Design software solutions to enable new features or improve existing ones.
  • Demonstrate operational excellence in all work and ensure root causes of issues are identified and resolved.
  • Collaborate closely with applied scientists, designers, product managers, and other engineers.
  • Continuously learn and expand skills to keep pace with evolving technologies and customer needs.

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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