AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II, KMS
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer II, KMS 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
- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting mentions software development, full lifecycle and code reviews among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Amazon has 21,000+ other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Design and deliver scalable software features while optionally evaluating generative AI tools to improve team productivity.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement software solutions that enable new features and improve existing systems, balancing functional and non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, and security.
- Deliver high-quality code across the full development lifecycle—from scoping and design through testing, deployment, and ongoing operations—while identifying and resolving root causes of operational issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners including product managers, stakeholders, and peer engineers to understand business and customer needs, ensuring your solutions deliver meaningful value.
- Mentor and coach team members through code reviews and knowledge sharing, producing clear documentation so that your software can be maintained and extended by others.
- Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and approaches—including generative AI capabilities—to recommend and adopt improvements that increase your team's productivity and code quality.
A day in the life
You might start by reviewing a design document for an upcoming feature, then move into a focused coding session where you implement and test a key component. After lunch, you join a code review, offering constructive feedback to a teammate while picking up ideas for your own work. Later, you collaborate with a product manager to clarify requirements for an upcoming sprint, and wrap up by investigating an operational metric that looks off, tracing it to a configuration change and proposing a permanent fix.
About the team
Our team builds and operates software that is central to how Amazon serves its customers. We value collaboration, technical rigor, and a genuine commitment to learning from one another. Every engineer has a voice in shaping our technical direction, and we invest in each other's growth through mentorship and inclusive decision-making. We are focused on building reliable, scalable systems and are always looking for ways to simplify and improve. If you want to work alongside thoughtful engineers who care about doing things right, we would love to hear from you.
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 II, KMS at Amazon rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● 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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Pay
- This job starts at
- $144k
- Typical software engineer job
- $167k
This posting starts 14% below the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs
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 lifecycle was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where code reviews was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where scalability was part of your work. What did you do?
- This role expects you to use AI tools as part of the job. Which ones have you used, and for what?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Software Development, Full Lifecycle, Code Reviews, and Scalability. 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.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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