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Software Development Engineer - Distributed Services

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/29/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

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

Job description

The Software Development Engineer (SDE) role on Amazon's Item & Offer Platform team focuses on enhancing the e-commerce experience for millions of merchants and customers. This agile team is responsible for processing real-time updates to product details, prices, and inventory levels. The position involves participating in the entire software development process, from design collaboration to scalable execution. Candidates will tackle complex computer science problems and contribute to the future of Amazon's shopping platform.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of experience in software development engineer or related roles
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
  • 1+ 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
  • Knowledge of computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, and problem solving
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
  • 5+ years of server-side development experience
  • Experience with large distributed IT systems

Responsibilities

  • Participate in all parts of the software development process.
  • Collaborate with customers on design and execute that design in a scalable way.
  • Translate high-level business goals into software platforms.
  • Deliver extensible and on-time solutions.
  • Communicate with users and technical teams to collect requirements and describe software features.
  • Lead and influence the team or organization in best software engineering practices.
  • Mentor and coach Software Engineers to improve their skills.

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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