senior Software Engineer ic · Posted May 18, 2026
$184,900 – $250,200
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with AWS, LLMs, RAG, Distributed Systems. Compensation is listed at $184,900–$250,200 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
New York City, NY
Department
Software Development
Posted
May 18, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Are you interested in building AWS AI services that use Machine Learning and LLM technology. Amazon is growing, and we need Senior Software Development Engineers who move fast, are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems, and have a strong will to get things done. This is an opportunity to work with an experienced team of engineers and scientists on an innovative AI service; you will get the chance to work with the newest machine learning technologies, including LLMs, on a product with a high degree of visibility within AWS. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and own team-level architecture for our AI data pipeline and large-scale distributed systems serving our worldwide customer base. You will lead projects requiring work from multiple engineers, designing solutions for complex problems where the business direction is understood but the technology strategy needs to be defined. In this role, you will collaborate closely with a team of AI Applied Scientists and engineers across related teams, driving consensus on technical approaches and influencing the team's long-term technical roadmap. You will balance constraints between short-term delivery and long-term architectural needs, ensuring solutions are extensible, performant, and secure. Key job responsibilities…

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