Software Development Engineer, AWS OpenSearch

AWS; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services' OpenSearch Service in Austin, TX seeks a Software Development Engineer to help design, develop, and operate scalable search and analytics workloads. You will work on Python-based backend services, REST APIs, and cloud components, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance features for log analytics and monitoring.

Experience with Go and ML integration is a plus; we value practical software craftsmanship, testing, and a passion for

Qualifications

• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Proficient in Python and Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms and scalable backend systems.
• Familiarity with ML is a plus.

Skills

REST/APIs

Python

Backend

Cloud

Go

ML

Job description

Software Development Engineer, AWS OpenSearch

AWS — The world's largest cloud platform

Austin, Texas, USA Mid Posted Sep 29, 2026

Amazon OpenSearch Service is a fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch clusters for log analytics, full-text search, application monitoring, and more. As part

What the index says about this role

• First seen by JobLarper — Sep 29, 2026, 32 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
• No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 1,737 indexed Software Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $187k and $290k, median $225k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from AWS.
• What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,860 indexed openings: REST/APIs (42%) , Python (39%) , Backend (39%) , Cloud (34%) , Go (27%) . This posting names Python, Backend, Cloud, Go, ML.
• AWS is hiring actively — 216 open roles indexed, 180 first appeared in the last 30 days.

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