Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Quick

Amazon; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 193,300 - 261,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Sign‑on payments

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Amazon Quick is revolutionizing workplace productivity with generative AI. As a Software Development Engineer on the Quick team, you will design, develop, and optimize core components to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability across enterprise data systems.

You will lead engineering efforts, mentor teammates, and tackle complex technical challenges in a fast‑paced, large company environment. The role emphasizes collaboration with AI/ML practitioners and solution architects to

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Build features in Amazon Quick that set a new standard in the Gen AI field.
• Deliver strategic technical projects, design new software systems, mentor engineers, and provide leadership on complex technical issues.
• Join a fast‑moving, large‑company environment to shape technology, product, and business in AI.

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

System design/architecture

Mentorship/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

Amazon Quick is revolutionizing workplace productivity through innovative generative AI technology. As an AI-powered assistant, it transforms how enterprises operate by empowering employees to be more creative, data-driven, efficient, prepared, and productive. Unlike traditional AI assistants, Quick leverages artificial intelligence to answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on enterprise data.

Central to its functionality is the ability to unify disparate data sources across organizations. With over 40 secure connectors to popular enterprise applications and document repositories, it offers a seamless experience that breaks down information silos and enhances collaboration. As a Software Development Engineer on the Quick team, you will play a vital role in designing, developing, and optimizing the platform's core components. Your work will ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability while directly impacting how businesses leverage AI for enhanced operations and data‑driven decision‑making.

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 solutions. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

Key Job Responsibilities

In this role, you will build features in Amazon Quick that set a new standard in the Gen AI field. This area requires solving the hardest engineering challenges to enable machine‑learning‑powered solutions for our customers. Our solutions must be scalable, efficient, and fault‑tolerant. Experience with machine‑learning systems is preferred, but not required. You will deliver strategic technical projects, design new software systems, mentor engineers, and provide leadership on complex technical issues. This position within the Agentic AI team offers a unique opportunity to shape the technology, product, and business in a fast‑moving, large‑company environment.

About the Team

Amazon Quick 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.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is USD 193,300.00 – 261,500.00 annually. 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 optional 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.