SDE II, Field Innovation Team
Amazon · Herndon, VA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, Java, Rust. Compensation is listed at $143,700–$194,400 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Herndon, VA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- May 13, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersThe Field Innovation team is a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) group inside AWS. We work directly with customers and AWS service teams to build next-generation capabilities that help the world's largest enterprises get faster return on value from security, search, observability, and governance services. We are hiring builders who wants to work at the intersection of customer impact and cutting-edge AI. You will design and ship commercial-grade products powered by modern AI technologies, including large language models, AI-assisted development tools, and emerging frameworks. From day one your code will be in production, and your architectural decisions will shape how Fortune 500 companies operate. A day in the life Your impact here will be immediate and visible. You will ship features that directly change how customers run their businesses, not wait 18 months to see your work in production. The team is small enough that your decisions carry real weight and large enough that you will always have someone to learn from. You will drive technical decisions around architecture, frameworks, and AI implementation strategies for projects that matter. AI is not a side experiment on this team. It is a core part of the stack. You will build with large language…