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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States
- **Salary:** $110,500.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Log Analysis, Software Engineering, Data Classification, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10489298/software-development-engineer

## About the Role

If you're a dedicated problem solver, this is the role for you. Identifying and overcoming challenges is at the heart of everything you do; whether it's looking ahead to our listeners problems, or analyzing every inefficiency, you thrive when you strive for perfection. We look for people who take responsibility, who feel the pride in a job well done and see every failure as an opportunity to learn. With a knowledgeable team around you, and opportunities to challenge yourself, it's a perfect environment to develop and apply your new skills., 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

 - Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

 - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
 - Experience with AWS technologies

## Description

As a Software Development Engineer, it's up to you to define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and we'll support you with the latest tech, tools, and systems that you need to succeed. We pride ourselves on our ability to imagine and invent solutions to problems of the future. You'll be essential in this forward-thinking approach to development. Together with the team, you'll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice., Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for the world's largest audiobook creator and provider

 - Design APIs and orchestration workflows that connect applications to AI-powered services
 - Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis, metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods
 - Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an agile engineering team
 - Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users
 - Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve large-scale problems
 - Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned software components
 - Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company policies
 - Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow engineers


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