Software Development Engineer, AWS Transactional Services
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, AWS Transactional Services
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Job description
This role is focused on engineering distributed storage systems that serve as foundational services across AWS. The team is dedicated to solving complex challenges while ensuring high availability and durability of systems. Engineers will collaborate with peers to design and implement robust solutions, making critical architectural decisions. The emphasis is on operational excellence and continuous improvement in both systems and engineering skills.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
- Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
- Master's degree or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate systems that are secure, available, and performant.
- Solve difficult problems by applying appropriate technologies and architectural patterns.
- Create maintainable software without over-engineering and make appropriate trade-offs.
- Focus on operational excellence and understand how decisions impact operational costs.
- Implement changes at a high quality achieving stringent requirements for availability, security, and performance.
- Create and implement automation that improves system reliability and operational efficiency.
- Drive investigations to root cause anomalies and deliver robust solutions.
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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