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Software Development Engineer , AWS Kubernetes (K8s), AWS Kubernetes

Amazon

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/16/2026

Compensation

$165,200 - $223,600 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The software engineer role in the Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) team focuses on building next-generation network management solutions for one of the largest networks globally. Engineers will tackle unique distributed computing and automation challenges while contributing to open source projects. The position emphasizes working on new software products that require high scale and availability. Team members will also have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers and collaborate with exceptional colleagues.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and operations
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to open source projects such as AWS VPC CNI and AWS load balancer controller
  • Work on next generation eBPF based network observability and telemetry
  • Mentor and grow junior engineers on the team
  • Collaborate with team members to solve distributed computing challenges
  • Ensure high scale and availability of software services

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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