senior Software Engineer ic · Posted Mar 20, 2026
$168,100 – $227,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, CI/CD, API Development, Testing. Compensation is listed at $168,100–$227,400 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Department
Software Development
Posted
Mar 20, 2026
AI Summary
Senior engineer designing and maintaining highly available S3 API services processing millions of requests per second. Lead peer engineers, drive innovation for cloud infrastructure, mentor junior staff, and ensure code quality and operational excellence. Requires deep systems expertise and leadership capability.

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Job description

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost cloud platform that powers some of the world's most innovative companies. A flagship service of AWS is the Simple Storage Service (S3), which hosts trillions of objects for a variety of applications, ranging from backups to photo storage to Big Data. Customer usage of S3 continues to grow exponentially, and we are constantly expanding our global footprint with new AWS regions. S3 is looking for a senior engineer for the S3 Object API team. The team designs, implements, operates, and improves the S3 API processing for all of S3. Our software processes millions of requests per second and bandwidth measured in terabits per second. We solve challenging customer problems, driving change across S3's vast customer base. You will lead your peer engineers on the team to deliver high-quality and scalable software. You will drive innovation to build the next generation of software to handle our exponential growth. You will code systems and services that allow rapid development to meet the fast-paced nature and interesting challenges that are at the heart of S3’s culture. This is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact on one…

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