Software Development Engineer, Reporting Data Platform

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, Reporting Data Platform 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

Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Java, Python and TypeScript.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Build high-scale advertising reporting platforms and AI-powered operations agents on a Lakehouse architecture.

JavaPythonTypeScriptAWS CdkApache SparkApache IcebergEksDynamoDBRedshiftAthena

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Every number an advertiser sees in Amazon Ads passes through our platform. We process 40 billion records a day and are building the next generation of this system on a Lakehouse architecture — making it the data foundation for AI-powered advertising products that millions of advertisers depend on.

We need an engineer who wants to own that work, write production code, and ship systems at this scale. You're joining at an exciting time: the team is building a new Lakehouse architecture that gives both human-facing reporting surfaces and AI agents the same governed, queryable interface to advertising data. AI agents already query our platform at inference time to answer advertiser questions and power automated campaign management — and that usage is growing fast. You'll build both the core platform and the AI-powered tooling that makes it easier to operate. Engineers on this team have already shipped autonomous operations agents and lineage tracing tools that are in production today.

Key job responsibilities
• Build data pipelines that turn raw advertising events into the metrics advertisers use to measure and grow their businesses
• Design and ship new platform capabilities using table-based architectures that unlock faster onboarding, simpler operations, and broader data access
• Create automated validation and monitoring that keeps data accurate at scale
• Improve infrastructure efficiency and reduce operational costs across a large compute fleet
• Work with partner teams to onboard new advertising products onto the reporting platform
• Build AI-powered tooling and autonomous operations agents that improve platform reliability and developer productivity

About the team
We sit within Amazon Advertising and own the reporting data layer end to end. Our team is 13 engineers across two locations. Core technologies: Java, Python, TypeScript (AWS CDK), Apache Spark on EMR, Apache Iceberg — plus EKS, DynamoDB, Redshift, and Athena. Senior engineers mentor newer team members, and the growth path leads to owning platform-level initiatives, setting architectural direction, and becoming a technical point of contact across the organization.

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of big data technologies such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Lucene/SOLR or Storm/Samza experience
- 2+ 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
- 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 Object Oriented Design 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

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer, Reporting Data Platform at Amazon rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● 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.

Key facts

Software Development Engineer, Reporting Data Platform is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on August 28, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Pay

This job starts at: $144k
Typical software engineer job: $167k

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What's a project where you used TypeScript hands-on?
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