AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, Amazon Quick
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, Amazon Quick in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k 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.
- The posting mentions distributed systems, full stack and system architecture among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Amazon has 21,000+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past week.
AI in this role
Design and build platform infrastructure for an agentic AI workspace, focusing on distributed systems and enterprise governance.
Quick is where generative AI meets the enterprise workplace. Chat, custom agents, research, BI, workflow automation — all unified, fast, discoverable, and governed at scale. The platform we build is what makes that possible.
We're looking for a full-stack engineer energized by hard problems on both sides of the stack. You design and operate large-scale distributed systems, and you love crafting scalable front-end experiences. You'll own real problems: high-throughput indexing pipelines that unify writes across dozens of producer teams, real-time customization services scaling across regions and tenants, and the search and discovery experiences that make the platform feel effortless.
You bring a strong sense of ownership, a high bar for code quality, and genuine passion for design and architecture. You don't just know how to solve problems — you build solutions to address them. You challenge yourself and others to constantly find better solutions. You partner with product managers, UX designers, and fellow engineers to turn ambiguous customer needs into shipped, polished features.
This role offers wide scope, real ownership, and the chance to shape Enterprise governance layers we add in Quick, that every team in the product depends on.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead the design and implementation of distributed systems, providing system-wide architectural guidance
* Build Agents to ease on-boarding and evaluation of Enterprise governance across Quick features and Quick accounts.
* Balance speed of execution with architectural requirements, identifying one-way door decisions that require the right long-term solution
* Drive adoption of engineering best practices and operational excellence across the team
* Solve complex technical problems with multiple risks and roadblocks, bringing clarity through simple, well-designed solutions
* Mentor and coach multiple engineers, helping develop the next generation of technical talent
Effectively communicate technical designs to both technical and non-technical audiences
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred qualifications
- 3+ 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 - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Software Development Engineer, Amazon Quick at Amazon rates 80 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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- $144k
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- $168k
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- Tell me about a project where distributed systems 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 architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agents was part of your work. What did you do?
- How would you decide a model or AI system is ready to ship?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Distributed Systems, Full Stack, System Architecture, and Agents. 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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