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Software Development Engineer

Amazon

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/17/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $213,800 per year

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

Job description

The role involves building AI-powered bidding controls and recommendation systems to optimize advertising campaigns on Amazon. The Advertiser Controls team is focused on developing AI engineering infrastructure, agentic architectures, and experimentation systems that enhance advertiser success. This position requires collaboration with product managers, scientists, and engineers to translate business problems into technical solutions. The team is dedicated to innovating the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
  • Strong technical fluency in Generative AI and large language models
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Experience developing, deploying, and managing AI products at scale

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop agentic platform components using GenAI/ML technologies
  • Build scalable systems that process millions of data points and optimize for cost efficiency
  • Develop conversational AI and natural language interactions for advertiser bidding guidance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI-driven solutions
  • Identify and eliminate root causes of operational issues with permanent fixes
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code with clear documentation
  • Provide meaningful code reviews and mentor engineers

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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