Software Development Engineer, Developer Experience

Amazons Developer Experience AI Tools team is transforming how internal teams create and deploy sophisticated AI solutions at scale. As a Software Development Engineer youll build the foundational tooling that powers the Amazon Ads Machine Learning Platform including servers skills knowledge bases and agents that enable partners across the organization to deliver intelligent experiences.

Youll design and launch features aligned with industry-standard AI frameworks while leading projects that drive innovation for customers. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of developer experience and AI technology where your contributions directly shape how teams across Amazon build deploy and scale AI solutions from prototyping to production.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable software systems that support the full development lifecycle of AI tools and services
- Lead technical projects from conception to completion collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions
- Participate actively in code reviews providing meaningful feedback to team members and ensuring code quality across the platform
- Identify and resolve root causes of operational issues while implementing improvements that enhance system reliability and performance
- Work with customers and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions for AI development tools

A day in the life
Youll lead technical projects end-to-end guiding them from design through successful delivery while actively identifying new opportunities to enhance our AI development platform. Your day involves looking around corners to frame strategic opinions on future investments whether thats optimizing Machine Learning Platform server performance designing new capabilities for partner agents or defining the next generation of developer tooling. Youll collaborate closely with product teams and stakeholders balancing immediate deliverables with long-term architectural vision.

About the team
The Developer Experience AI Tools team owns the critical tooling infrastructure that enables internal teams to launch on the Amazon Ads Machine Learning Platform develop sophisticated skills and knowledge bases and create intelligent agents for partners across the organization. Our mission is to democratize AI development across Amazon by providing robust scalable tools that accelerate innovation removing friction so builders can focus on solving customer problems.

We foster a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and mentorship are core to how we operate. Our team invests in technical growth through meaningful code reviews intentional project assignments and cross-functional partnerships that help you develop deep expertise in both AI technologies and large-scale system design.

- 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 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
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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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 NY New York - 158100.00 - 213800.00 USD annually