Senior AI Engineer, Agent Foundations

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health benefits

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a Sr Software Engineer for AWS Applied AI Solutions – Core Services in Seattle, WA. You will own critical AI agent capabilities, guide architecture, and lead multi-engineer initiatives to deliver scalable AI components across AWS business applications.

You will mentor engineers, evaluate new AI technologies, and drive best practices to maintain high-quality, maintainable code while collaborating with product managers and solution architects at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture and strategy for a critical AI agent capability area, setting the foundation for enterprise-scale AI solutions across AWS
• Lead projects requiring multiple engineers, balancing business goals with technical excellence while navigating ambiguous problem spaces
• Research, evaluate, and integrate state-of-the-art AI technologies, making informed decisions about build vs. leverage approaches
• Design and implement reusable AI components that meet enterprise-grade quality standards while simplifying complex technical challenges
• Drive consensus across teams with different priorities and perspectives to create unified AI building blocks
• Champion engineering best practices, establishing a culture of robust software development with exemplary code organization, clarity, and maintainability
• Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering technical growth while creating an environment where your team thrives independently
• Communicate complex technical designs to diverse audiences, from engineers to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Mentorship

Architectural design

AI/ML systems

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

SageMaker

Job description

Amazon is hiring a Sr Software Engineer for AWS Applied AI Solutions – Core Services in Seattle, WA. You will own critical AI agent capabilities, guide architecture, and lead multi-engineer initiatives to deliver scalable AI components across AWS business applications.

You will mentor engineers, evaluate new AI technologies, and drive best practices to maintain high-quality, maintainable code while collaborating with product managers and solution architects at scale.