Key job responsibilities

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- 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.

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Basic Qualifications

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- 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
- 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

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Preferred Qualifications

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- 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)

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About the company

Amazon

Company overview

Amazon runs a wide set of consumer and enterprise businesses, including online retail, Prime Video and other subscription services, advertising, devices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon also builds large-scale software and infrastructure for logistics, payments, and cloud computing, and hires across engineering, product, operations, corporate functions, and frontline roles. Amazon’s early-career hiring spans both office-based teams and operational sites, which means “entry-level” can look very different depending on the org.

Locations and presence

Amazon has major corporate hubs in Seattle and Arlington (HQ2) plus large engineering and operations sites across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. For many corporate roles, Amazon’s stated expectation has shifted to five days per week in-office for office-based employees (with exceptions depending on role and site).

Palpable Score

76.7

/ 100

Amazon is one of the most accessible early-career employers at scale, with recurring internships and graduate hiring across many disciplines and geographies. Amazon also provides unusually clear public information about interview mechanics and publishes pay ranges on a large share of roles, which supports informed decision-making. The biggest drag on outcomes is the combination of high-performance culture signals and recent corporate job cuts, which adds risk for early-career stability depending on team and org.

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Software Development Engineer - 2026

Amazon

Key job responsibilities

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

About the company

Amazon

Company overview

Locations and presence

Palpable Score

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