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Software Development Engineer, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Amazon

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/1/2026

Compensation

$165,200 - $223,600 per year

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

Job description

This role is for a software developer in the AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery team, focusing on minimizing downtime and data loss for applications. The ideal candidate will engage in the full life cycle of AWS services, from requirements definition to software design and implementation. The position emphasizes collaboration with both business and technical partners to ensure high availability, performance, and security of the product. Candidates should be passionate about technology and eager to work on mission-critical applications at scale.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed 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
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience

Responsibilities

  • Participate in product definition and technical architecture review
  • Design and implement solutions that meet high availability, performance, and security requirements
  • Develop automation testing to verify functionality as part of the CI/CD pipeline
  • Provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of scalable and robust solutions
  • Mentor team members on technologies and best practices
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response

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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