Software Development Engineer II, AWS AI & Strategic Partner Engineering

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer based in Seattle to create innovative AWS partner-driven solutions. Candidates should have at least 4 years of software development experience and be adept in diverse technical domains such as security, AI, and distributed systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration, problem-solving, and the design of mission-critical systems to enhance customer and partner capabilities. Join Amazon to shape the future of cloud services with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices for full development life cycle.
• Experience programming with at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver mission-critical solutions for AWS partners.
• Build detailed technical specifications and validate solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies.

Skills

Software programming

System architecture

Cloud services

AI/ML

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Large Language Models

AWS services (EC2, S3, etc.)

Job description

Description

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end‑to‑end go‑to‑market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.

If you’re passionate about designing, developing, and delivering diverse solutions for AWS customers and partners that truly make a difference in their business, learning and mastering challenging engineering domains, and shaping the future of AI‑driven cloud services, then we have an exciting opportunity for you. This role demands a self‑starter mindset, rapid experimentation, and expertise in partner ecosystems — ideal for engineers who love learning, challenging norms, and building prototypes that ship.

A wave of innovation is revolutionizing partner ecosystems through AI‑driven automation, secure multi‑cloud architectures, and elastic scalability — reshaping how global enterprises deploy and use mission‑critical cloud solutions. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build new capabilities and solutions, to help customers and partners run their workloads (like SAP) on AWS. The AI & Strategic Partner Engineering team architects and builds deep integrations with partners and customers leveraging these partner solutions on AWS platforms, creating seamless interoperability that accelerates time‑to‑market for joint customer successes. Our team is expanding to deliver wide‑ranging innovations across multiple and complex engineering domains (like security, AI/ML, distributed systems, emerging AWS services, etc.), while pioneering Agentic AI and LLM integrations that enable rapid prototyping and deployment through collaborative AI agent workflows.

Key job responsibilities

As a software development engineer in the AI & Strategic Partner Engineering team, you’ll be a self‑starter in fast‑paced, high‑velocity environments to build new capabilities for partner‑driven solutions, including strategic collaborations with industry leaders like SAP, working alongside skillful builders, senior engineers and architects. You’ll design system architecture and spearhead operational best practices in the design and delivery of new products and solutions. All team members actively participate in product definition, technical architecture reviews, iterative development, code review, and operations. Along with this, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with customers and partners, to understand and ensure their needs are met. Clear, professional, verbal and written communication with teammates and customers is an important part of the job.

Partner Solution Leadership

• Design & deliver mission‑critical solutions for AWS partners across various engineering domains, not limiting to security, AI/ML, distributed systems, databases, VPC, and emerging AWS services
• Build detailed technical specifications and collaborate with AI agents to rapidly prototype and validate solutions
• Architect and deliver integrations between partners (like SAP) and AWS‑native services, enabling seamless data flow, identity management, and compliance for global enterprises.

Engineering Excellence

• Master diverse domains: Security frameworks, AI/ML pipelines, distributed databases, cloud‑native infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, etc.), and Agentic AI/LLM integrations
• Drive innovation through experimentation with large language models, autonomous agents, and generative AI tools to solve partner challenges
• Own full‑stack development from design to deployment, emphasizing high availability, performance, and customer delight
• You should enjoy working on complex systems, be customer‑centric, and have a proven track record of building exceptionally high‑quality software that delights customers.

Collaborative Execution

• Thrive in fast‑paced, ambiguity‑rich environments with tight deadlines — turning ideas into production‑ready solutions quickly
• Partner deeply with cross‑functional teams (Product, Security, AI Research) to align technical strategies with business goals
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of knowledge‑sharing, while maintaining rigorous code quality through peer reviews

A day in the life

You’ll start by discovering partner pain points, then design architectures that blend security, scalability, and AI innovation. Using AI agents, you’ll rapidly prototype solutions, validate them through load testing, and collaborate with partners to ensure adoption. When deadlines tighten, you’ll lead brainstorming sessions, troubleshoot complex distributed failures, and document everything to empower future teams.

About the team

The WWCO Partner Systems‑Fixed team empowers AWS partners to innovate at cloud scale. We’re pioneers in integrating AI‑driven capabilities into partner offerings, building secure, scalable foundations for tomorrow’s enterprise workloads. Join us to redefine what’s possible for partners on AWS.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 4+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 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
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience designing and building large‑scale systems in a multi‑tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
• Experience developing or deploying Large Language Models in production, and deep knowledge of Agentic AI tools, agents, workflows, and integration patterns

Equal Opportunity Statement

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

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.

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