Software Development Engineer, Fintech

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is hiring an SDE to design and build highly scalable components for the Kompass AI governance platform. You will drive strategy, own end-to-end development, and collaborate with global teams to extend ambient controllership across development platforms.

The role emphasizes strong communication, self-motivation, and mentorship of junior engineers in a fast-paced environment. Seattle-area location with full-time commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of design or architecture experience on new or existing systems.
• Experience programming with Java, C++, or C# including OO design.

Responsibilities

• Design and build highly scalable components and features.
• Define strategy and drive the roadmap for Kompass AI governance.
• Own end-to-end software development across the stack.
• Collaborate across Amazon engineering and business teams globally.
• Mentor junior engineers and engage with customers to maximize impact.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Self-driven

Mentor junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Job description

Job ID: 10552374 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you looking for an opportunity to help define how AI governance and compliance scale across Amazon Finance? Are you interested in building intelligent systems that embed security and controllership guardrails directly into developer workflows, protecting financial systems without slowing innovation? Do you thrive at the intersection of AI, security, and compliance? FinTech is for you!

Our team manages Kompass, an AI Development Lifecycle (AIDLC) solution that enforces security and controllership compliance across all AI-assisted development within FinTech. The solution provides ambient governance through programmatic rule enforcement, automated risk classification, and real-time compliance checks embedded invisibly within the tools that engineers and citizen developers already use. Kompass ensures that every automation interacting with financial systems meets security, operational readiness, and controllership standards, enabling teams to build confidently while maintaining the control rigor that regulated financial systems demand.

Kompass aims to evolve into a comprehensive AI governance fabric spanning all development personas and platforms. The solution will extend ambient controllership to citizen developers through risk-tiered guardrails, expand rule coverage with automated scanning and remediation capabilities, and integrate across all agentic harnesses to ensure deterministic compliance enforcement regardless of platform or builder sophistication.

Key job responsibilities This is a hands‑on position where you will do everything from designing and building extremely scalable components and features to formulating strategy and driving the roadmap. You will have opportunities to develop software on the latest platforms and build analytical workflows. You will push your design and architecture limits by owning all aspects of solutions end-to-end, through full stack software development. You have strong verbal and written communication skills, are self-driven, and can deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. You will work across Amazon engineering teams and business teams across the globe in planning, designing, executing and implementing this new platform across multiple geographies. You will also mentor junior engineers and work with the most sophisticated customers in the business to help them get the best results. You will be surrounded by world‑class technical talent, who are incredibly passionate about our product.

A day in the life As an SDE, you will be involved in all parts of a software developer lifecycle - including software & system designing, coding, troubleshooting, testing, doing code reviews, testing, deployment and service maintenance. You will play an active role in all team meetings & discussion, leading project initiatives, influencing team's long term vision & strategies, partnering up with senior engineers and peer colleagues. You have strong verbal and written communication skills, are self-driven, and can deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment.

About the team Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one‑on‑one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• - 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• - 1+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

Preferred Qualifications

• - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• - Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• - Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

Preferred Qualifications

• - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• - Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• - Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually