AmazonSenior Software Development Engineer
Amazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Seattle, United States. It pays $168k-$227k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this software engineer role: the job is building AI systems.
- Pay on this posting starts in line with the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- The posting mentions Generative AI, APIs and software development among its tools and skills.
- Amazon has 21,000+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past week.
AI in this role
Design and build full-stack generative AI-powered brand-building experiences across advertiser and shopper platforms at Amazon scale.
This is a full-stack role spanning customer-facing (CX) and advertiser-facing (AX) applications. Brand Stores serve as the landing page experience where advertisers direct shoppers to learn more about their brands, and are seamlessly integrated with Sponsored Ads. You'll drive cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers, TPMs, SDEs, and leaders across the org to deliver end-to-end solutions that bridge human creativity with AI at Amazon scale.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the design and delivery of new generative AI-powered brand-building experiences across advertiser-facing (AX) and shopper-facing (CX) applications, making foundational architectural decisions that shape the platform
- Lead the technical direction for integrating generative AI into store creation, optimization, and shopping experiences — defining how these technologies are applied, evaluated, and scaled
- Design and build full-stack applications and APIs that power Brand Stores for millions of daily visits, owning quality, scalability, and reliability of your systems
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers, TPMs, SDEs, and org leaders to translate product vision into well-architected technical solutions
- Establish engineering best practices across the team — raising the bar on code quality, operational excellence, and system design
- Apply data analytical skills to drive customer insights and performance improvements, using data to inform architectural and product decisions
- Mentor engineers across the team and serve as a technical resource that peers seek out for design guidance and expertise
About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.
The Brand Stores team within Sponsored Products and Brands is chartered to create agentic brand store building experience, automating brand store creation, personalization, and optimization across global marketplaces, serving millions of brand owners world-wide.
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, WA, SEATTLE - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon rates 90 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where software development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where full stack was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where cross functional leadership was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Generative AI in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Software Development, Full Stack, System Design, Cross Functional Leadership, and Generative AI. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.
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