Software Development Engineer, Frontier Core Platform Team
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, Frontier Core Platform Team
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
11/13/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Job description
The Software Development Engineer position at AWS Outposts involves building and managing systems at scale, focusing on software-defined networking and high-performance applications. The team operates like a start-up within a large enterprise, allowing for risk-taking and technical growth. The role includes on-call responsibilities and emphasizes the importance of code quality through rigorous code reviews. Candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of AWS Outposts from the ground up.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of 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
- 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
- Manage the network route between the AWS region and Outposts site.
- Oversee EC2 instances platforms running at customer sites.
- Handle software deployments that run the core infrastructure of AWS Outposts services.
- Participate in on-call responsibilities to ensure system fault tolerance.
- Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain code quality.
- Support your own code in production and resolve root causes of issues.
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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