Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
AmazonSenior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$168,100 - $227,400 per year
Job description
The Senior Software Development Engineer will join the AI acceleration team at Amazon Games, focusing on embedding with internal teams to develop and deploy AI-powered productivity solutions. This role emphasizes ownership of the entire process from discovery to deployment, ensuring that solutions are effective and scalable. The engineer will work hands-on to translate real-world problems into technical solutions while also creating reusable platform capabilities. The position requires a collaborative mindset and a strong understanding of AI methodologies to drive innovation within the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
- 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
- Experience shipping Gen AI-powered features at scale from pilot to production
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience in the Games Industry
- Experience developing, deploying, and managing AI products at scale
Responsibilities
- Embed with internal teams to scope, design, and ship AI-powered productivity solutions into production.
- Define success with each team and stay accountable until the solution is live and adopted.
- Reach production quickly and enable teams to operate and build on the solution over time.
- Turn learnings from engagements into reusable platform capabilities and patterns.
- Identify high-value productivity use cases and partner with domain experts to build transformative workflows.
- Track the latest AI methodologies and bring the best into Amazon Games.
- Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AI solutions using native AWS.
- Ensure enterprise-grade security, compliance, and responsible AI underpin every solution.
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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