Senior Software Engineer — AI Agent Foundations

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle seeks a Sr Software Engineer for AWS Applied AI Solutions to lead the development of foundational AI agent building blocks used across AWS business applications. You will own critical capability areas, drive the technical roadmap, and guide teams through ambiguous problems at scale.

You will research AI techniques, design reusable components, and mentor engineers while delivering enterprise-grade solutions that balance speed and reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience leading design or architecture of large systems.
• Experience mentoring engineers and guiding teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture and strategy for a critical AI capability across AWS.
• Lead multi-engineer projects balancing business goals with technical excellence.
• Research and integrate state-of-the-art AI technologies for build vs leverage decisions.
• Design reusable AI components meeting enterprise-grade quality.
• Drive consensus across teams to create unified AI building blocks.
• Establish best practices for robust software development and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers and foster independent team growth.
• Communicate complex designs to engineers, product managers, and leadership.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS Bedrock

SageMaker

APIs design

Job description

Amazon in Seattle seeks a Sr Software Engineer for AWS Applied AI Solutions to lead the development of foundational AI agent building blocks used across AWS business applications. You will own critical capability areas, drive the technical roadmap, and guide teams through ambiguous problems at scale.

You will research AI techniques, design reusable components, and mentor engineers while delivering enterprise-grade solutions that balance speed and reliability.