Software Development Engineer – 2026

Position Overview

Amazon hires Software Development Engineers to solve real customer problems through innovative technology. SDEs work on scalable services in a collaborative team environment, with their code directly impacting millions of customers worldwide. At Amazon, SDEs use modern technology to solve complex problems while seeing their work's impact first-hand. The challenges SDEs solve at Amazon are meaningful and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products globally. As an SDE-I, you'll own the entire lifecycle of your code - from design through deployment and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward
• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective
• Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on-call duties
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues

Requirements & Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Education Requirements (must meet one): Currently enrolled in Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields OR Completed Bachelor's or Graduate degree in specified fields
• Expected graduation between October 2025 - September 2026, OR graduated within the last 24 months
• Demonstrated experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
• Demonstrated experience one or more of the following: Data structures implementation, Basic algorithm development, Object-oriented design principles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
• Experience with one or more of the following: AI tools for development productivity, Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), Database systems (SQL and NoSQL), Contributing to open-source projects, Version control systems, Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)