Software Development Engineer, Agentic Workspaces - Watchtower
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, Agentic Workspaces - Watchtower
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/15/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Job description
The Software Development Engineer will be part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, focusing on designing, building, and operating services that secure and maintain WorkSpaces for both humans and AI agents. The role involves end-to-end delivery of features within the Watchtower team, emphasizing high availability, latency, and security. Candidates should be customer-obsessed and capable of solving complex technical problems while enhancing the skills of their peers. This position offers the opportunity to impact over a million users daily by innovating in operating systems, identity, and AI.
Requirements
- 3+ 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 experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
- 2+ 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, build, and operate services that secure and maintain WorkSpaces
- Own end-to-end delivery of features and systems within Watchtower
- Drive incremental system optimizations and raise the bar for operational excellence
- Enhance the skills and expertise of team members
- Solve challenging problems in operating systems, identity, AI, and desktop platform engineering
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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