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Software Development Engineer , OpenSearch AI Search Team

Amazon
Bellevue, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/30/2026

Description

Are you interested in helping shape the future of search and the way AI systems interact with data? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on a large number of AWS users? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing AWS service and work in a fast-paced, startup-style environment?

Amazon OpenSearch Service makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch. It is a fully managed service that delivers OpenSearch's easy-to-use APIs and real-time capabilities along with predictable performance and seamless scalability for production workloads.

The Amazon OpenSearch Service team designs, develops and operates software that allows customers to index, search and analyze documents at scale in a secure, responsive, and reliable environment. The team is tackling tough data, search and analytics problems. As we expand at a tremendous rate, we are looking for innovative engineers with a passion for AI, search, analytics and distributed systems to join the team:

As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Amazon OpenSearch Service team, you will:
- Design, develop, and support a world-class search platform serving customers of all sizes
- Produce robust, efficient, and maintainable code; our primary languages are Java and Python
- Work on OpenSearch open-source software with opportunities to contribute upstream
- Work on challenging problems in distributed systems, AI, data storage, query optimization, high availability, and security.
- Lead architecture and design decisions, and mentor other engineers on the team
- Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs
- Drive algorithm and architecture design, execute and deliver results
- Invent the future of search and analytics in the cloud

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, Bellevue - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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