Location
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/21/2026
Compensation
$168,100 - $227,400 per year
Job description
This role involves working on Kiro, an AI coding agent that enhances software development processes. Engineers will collaborate with talented peers to solve complex problems at the intersection of AI and software engineering. The position emphasizes leading critical systems and shaping technical direction while ensuring reliability and security. Candidates will have the opportunity to make immediate impacts by shipping features that improve developer workflows.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Work on orchestrating AI workflows across multiple models
- Build context systems to enhance interaction intelligence
- Scale systems to meet AWS's standards for reliability and security
- Ship features that improve developer productivity
- Lead critical systems and define technical direction for new 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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