Software Development Engineer II, AWS EKS

AWS; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS is seeking a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-2) to join the EKS Runtime Release team in Seattle. You will design, build, and operate critical compute-layer services powering Amazon EKS, collaborating with a talented team to deliver scalable backend components.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience with REST, Python, backend systems, and cloud technologies, and be comfortable shaping how services scale in a large, distributed platform environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building and consuming RESTful services.
• Proficiency in Python and modern backend frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate systems powering the compute layer for Amazon EKS.

Skills

REST APIs

Python

Backend

Cloud

Go

ML

Job description

Software Development Engineer II, AWS EKS

AWS — The world's largest cloud platform

Seattle, Washington, USA Junior Posted Oct 1, 2026

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-2) to join the EKS Runtime Release team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate systems that power the compute layer for Amazon EKS,

What the index says about this role

• First seen by JobLarper — Oct 1, 2026, 31 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 1,744 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 10,721 indexed openings: REST/APIs (42%) , Python (40%) , Backend (39%) , Cloud (35%) . This posting names REST/APIs, Python, Backend, Cloud, Go, ML.
• AWS is hiring actively — 216 open roles indexed, 169 first appeared in the last 30 days.

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