AmazonSr. Software Development Engineer, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs
Amazon is hiring a Sr. Software Development Engineer, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs in Seattle, United States. It pays $168k-$227k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
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Design and build agentic AI primitives and user-facing services in a fast-paced environment at AWS.
We are looking for people who are hands-on builders, have strong curiosity, strong bias for action, and maintain high standards. If you can work collaboratively, learn quickly, and deliver results, you are likely a fit for this team.
As a Software Development Engineer in our team, you will be responsible for designing and building AI primitives and user facing services in a fast paced environment. You will ship features from concept to design to implementation and through to roll-out and support.
In this role, you will follow best practices of software development to ensure project schedules are met and software quality is high. You will create and review system designs and work with the team to build the service. You will actively participate in the team's planning and brainstorming to help us shape the future direction of our product. Our team is an AI first team and we leverage AI enabled tooling throughout the product lifecycle to enable us to deliver high quality product fast.
Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create innovative technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.
Join us to build innovative solutions that help customers visualize and understand their AWS applications, making troubleshooting and problem diagnosis easier and more efficient.
Basic qualifications
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ 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 - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Agentic AI, Velocity Labs at Amazon rates 90 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. Open the description and count.
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- Tell me about a project where software development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agentic ai was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used AWS in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Software Development, Agentic AI, Distributed Systems, System Design, and AWS. 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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