Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Luna
AmazonSenior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Luna
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/2/2026
Compensation
$168,100 - $227,400 per year
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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