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Software Development Engineer - AWS OpenSearch, OpenSearch Dashboards

Amazon

Location

Bellevue, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/4/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
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Job description

Amazon OpenSearch Service is seeking a Software Development Engineer to create high-performance applications for cloud-scale search and analytics. The role involves working in a dynamic, collaborative environment to enhance the OpenSearch platform, which supports a wide range of analytics and search functionalities. The team is focused on delivering robust solutions that meet evolving customer needs while contributing to the open-source project. This position offers the opportunity to directly impact a large number of AWS users.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of experience in designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, or distributed software applications
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and support a world-class search and analytics platform
  • Produce high-quality code that is robust, efficient, and maintainable
  • Work at the core of OpenSearch and contribute to the open-source project
  • Tackle challenging problems in areas such as data visualization and log analytics
  • Participate in setting a vision and objectives for OpenSearch UI
  • Drive algorithm and architecture design, execute, and deliver results
  • Build the future of search, observability, and log analytics in the cloud

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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