Sr. Software Development Engineer (Level 6), AWS Field Experience (AFX)

Amazon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's AWS AFX team in Boston is seeking a Software Development Engineer III who will craft state-of-the-art web experiences and data tools at world scale, applying generative AI and agentic systems to real customer problems.

You will build, optimize, and ship features across frontend and backend, mentor peers, and collaborate with design and product teams to turn prototypes into production-grade solutions that perform reliably in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming in at least one language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of systems.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Build Gen AI & agentic experiences – design and ship features powered by large language models, retrieval, and autonomous/agentic workflows that operate reliably at scale.
• Partner closely with design and product teams to understand needs, propose features, create early prototypes, and transform them into compelling experiences.
• Integrate information from a large number of services into cohesive, performant systems.
• Write clean, maintainable code and perform thorough, kind peer code reviews.
• Deep-dive into client and server systems to optimize for performance, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Propose innovative tools, frameworks, automations, and processes adopted across the services team.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering excellence.
• Tackle ambiguous problems, rapidly produce prototypes, and outline clear paths from prototype to production.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Mentorship

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

The Amazon Web Services (AWS)AFX team is looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE III) with a passion for technology, an obsession with bar-raising customer experiences, and a drive to build something new that operates at worldwide scale. In this role, you'll implement modern, creative, and innovative data experiences across a breadth of customer-facing web apps, our data warehouse for reporting, and integrations with third-party applications.

This is a high-visibility role across AWS internally and the global community of AWS developers and users. If you're passionate about building state-of-the-art web applications and services centered on simplicity, innovation, and performance — and want to apply generative AI and agentic systems to real customer problems — we'd like to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

• Build Gen AI & agentic experiences – design and ship features powered by large language models, retrieval, and autonomous/agentic workflows that operate reliably at scale.
• Partner closely with design and product teams to understand needs, propose features, create early prototypes, and transform them into compelling experiences.
• Integrate information from a large number of services into cohesive, performant systems.
• Write clean, maintainable code and perform thorough, kind peer code reviews.
• Deep-dive into client and server systems to optimize for performance, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Propose innovative tools, frameworks, automations, and processes adopted across the services team.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering excellence.
• Tackle ambiguous problems, rapidly produce prototypes, and outline clear paths from prototype to production.

About the team

About AWS

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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

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, MA, Boston - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually