Sr. Software Development Engineer, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs (AWS)

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle, WA seeks a Sr. Software Development Engineer for the Agentic AI Velocity Labs team. You will design and build AI primitives and user-facing services in a fast-paced environment, shipping features from concept to deployment.

You will mentor others, contribute to architecture decisions, and help shape the future direction of our AI-powered cloud platform. This role requires strong coding skills, collaboration, and bias for action.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years coding in at least one programming language.
• 5+ years leading design/architecture of systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or engineering lead.
• 5+ years SDLC experience including code reviews, CI/CD, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI primitives and user-facing services in a fast-paced environment.
• Ship features from concept to design, implementation, roll-out and support.
• Review system designs and participate in planning to shape product direction.

Skills

professional software development

programming experience

design/architecture leadership

mentoring / tech lead

Education

Bachelor's in CS or equivalent

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs

Job ID: 10545408 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The Velocity Labs team mission is to think beyond the confines of the normal product-orientated approach and to discover new ways to apply and embrace agentic AI. We have noticed how the open-source community, and some of our competitors, experiment with new ideas, and deliver initial products fast. With Velocity Labs we are building an organization that can move faster, explore more, and make sure AWS is at the cutting edge of innovation in agentic AI. We are looking for people who are hands-on builders, have strong curiosity, strong bias for action, and maintain high standards. If you can work collaboratively, learn quickly, and deliver results, you are likely a fit for this team. As a Software Development Engineer in our team, you will be responsible for designing and building AI primitives and user facing services in a fast paced environment. You will ship features from concept to design to implementation and through to roll-out and support. In this role, you will follow best practices of software development to ensure project schedules are met and software quality is high. You will create and review system designs and work with the team to build the service. You will actively participate in the team's planning and brainstorming to help us shape the future direction of our product. Our team is an AI first team and we leverage AI enabled tooling throughout the product lifecycle to enable us to deliver high quality product fast. Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create innovative technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you. Join us to build innovative solutions that help customers visualize and understand their AWS applications, making troubleshooting and problem diagnosis easier and more efficient.

Basic Qualifications

• - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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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 - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually