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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX) - GenAI Tools at Amazon scores 62 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 3 of 4 (Works on AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.
US, WA, Seattlemidfull-time$144k-$194k
AI in this role
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The GenAI Tools & Agentic Ecosystem team is on a mission to make AI agents a natural extension of every Amazon builder's workflow. We build the platforms that let teams create, publish, and discover AI skills and tool integrations - and we enable autonomous agents to tap into Amazon's vast internal ecosystem on behalf of builders. We are part of Amazon Software Builder Experience (ASBX), the organization that provides the tools and platforms every Amazon engineer uses to build, test, deploy, and operate software.
This is a rare opportunity to shape how thousands of engineers work with AI. As an SDE II, you will build the infrastructure layer that connects generative AI to the daily work of Amazon builders - from the APIs agents call, to the platforms teams use to ship new AI capabilities company-wide. If you want your code to multiply the productivity of thousands of engineers, this is the role.
Key job responsibilities
Design and build scalable platform services for distributing AI skills, agents, and tool integrations to builders across Amazon
Develop APIs and infrastructure that enable autonomous agents to securely access internal resources and systems
Build benchmarking and prompt trace analysis systems that measure agent quality, identify regressions, and drive continuous improvement of AI capabilities
Partner with teams across Amazon and AWS to onboard new AI capabilities and drive adoption across the builder ecosystem
Deliver iterative improvements to production systems while driving long-term platform evolution
About the team
The GenAI Tools team operates at the center of Amazon's AI agent ecosystem. Every decision we make - what tools agents can access, how capabilities are distributed, what quality bar is enforced - ripples across hundreds of thousands of builder sessions weekly. We enable tools like Kiro, Claude Code, Codex and autonomous agents to accelerate developer workflows at a scale that is unmatched outside Amazon.
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
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Questions you could be asked
- How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
- Walk me through how you've used Claude in your day-to-day work.
- What are the limits of Claude Code that you've run into, and how did you work around them?
- What's a project where you used Codex hands-on?
- Describe a typical day in a role like this one: which parts run through AI directly?
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- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project — this role expects it to be a running habit.
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