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Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Luna

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/2/2026

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 Senior Software Development Engineer will join the GenAI & Strategic Initiatives team at Amazon Luna, focusing on AI integration to enhance productivity across internal teams. This role involves building AI-powered solutions that optimize marketing workflows and improve customer engagement. The engineer will work collaboratively to drive the adoption of GenAI tools and create transformative workflows. The position requires a hands-on approach to design, develop, and operate infrastructure for both proprietary and third-party models.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • 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.
  • Experience shipping Gen AI-powered features at scale from pilot to production.
  • 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle.
  • Master's degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred.
  • Experience in the Games Industry supporting title development, release, or live ops.
  • Experience developing, deploying, and managing AI products at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Drive platform architecture decisions and contribute to technical design reviews.
  • Lead the adoption and evangelization of GenAI tools across internal teams.
  • Launch cross-functional agents to increase productivity and create transformative workflows.
  • Evaluate and optimize performance by designing caching strategies and implementing request optimization.
  • Partner with game developers and platform teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Build and operate high-scale API infrastructure using Native AWS.
  • Ensure enterprise-grade security, compliance, and responsible AI are integral to all solutions.

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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