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Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Photos Artifact Generation

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/5/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

As a Software Development Engineer II on the Artifact Generation team, you will help revolutionize creative content delivery across Amazon Photos. This role focuses on building a unified platform for engaging photo memory experiences, including animated stories and AI-generated content. You will apply your full-stack engineering skills to create seamless experiences across various devices. The team values collaboration and creative problem-solving to enhance user experiences for millions of customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 5+ 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 designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and operations.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement features for a unified platform that delivers photo memory experiences across multiple devices and formats.
  • Write clean, maintainable code following Amazon's Code Bar standards.
  • Collaborate with peers throughout the full software development lifecycle.
  • Actively participate in operational support for the team, identifying and resolving root causes of issues.
  • Work independently with regular checkpoints to deliver software components that enhance platform capabilities.

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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