Software Development Engineer, AmazonAPI Infrastructure

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, AmazonAPI Infrastructure in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Tools and skills the posting cites include Java, TypeScript and REST API.
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Design and develop core shopping data APIs, client libraries, and scalable backend infrastructure for Amazon.

JavaTypeScriptREST API

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Do you like building systems that process hundreds of billions of requests in a day in scalable, consistent way all while delighting customers? Do you have a passion for making developers more productive? Then join AmazonAPI!

The mission of AmazonAPI is to accelerate the Amazon.com shopping experience by making core shopping data accessible to teams through a single consistent REST endpoint. We own client libraries (in Java and TypeScript, for IOS and Android) used by 3500+ client teams for retrieving data, the Contracts Domain Specific Language used to define APIs, and backend integrations to connect 200+ services with specific business logic. We work with data owners across Amazon to standardize shopping data where necessary, allowing developers to easily build new shopping experiences without worrying about gathering data from multiple sources.

As an engineer on AmazonAPI, you will be be a key technical advocate for partner teams as they integrate and use our platform. You will contribute to the design and development of the end-to-end developer experience. You will work with senior leaders across Amazon, finding solutions to multi-dimensional problems and driving a consistent platform experience across the different parts of the AmazonAPI product suite.

Key job responsibilities
- Be a key contributor to our team strategy and roadmap.
- Be responsible for developing a deep understanding of the needs and challenges facing the diverse set of data owners who build on the Amazon.com website today.
- Work cross-functionally with many other engineering teams, and partner developers to design and implement solutions that delight our customers.

About the team
AmazonAPI's mission is to be the data plane for the Store website. Our goal is to be the one stop shop for any team's store data needs at Amazon. This means we provide APIs for all different types of data such as product data, customer data, deals data, etc.. Our service's traffic has doubled every year and it processes millions of transactions every second. We work on problems like providing high quality developer centric APIs, enhancing API discoverability, building strongly typed client libraries, and improving the developer experience.

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
- 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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Key facts

Software Development Engineer, AmazonAPI Infrastructure is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on September 9, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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