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Software Engineer II, Leo Commerce

Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo$143,700–$194,400/yrRedmond, Washington, USAFull-timePosted 2mo ago
  • US citizenship

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This posting states $144k–$194k a year. Open software engineer jobs in Washington post a median of $169k a year, the middle half $163k–$198k, across 171 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post.

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About the job

Amazon Leo is launching satellite-based connectivity in 100+ countries. Every country launch requires validation across tax, accounting, disbursement, legal, trade, and core commerce - thousands of test cases, dozens of teams, months of sequential human work. We're replacing that entire process with orchestrated AI agent squads that execute in parallel, share cross-domain context, and learn from every launch.

The Leo Commerce team is seeking engineers who are interested in building the next generation eCommerce platform that is highly scalable, fully automated and always available.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities - Highly analytical and data-driven: You solve problems in ways that are backed up with data. - Technical : You push the limits past conventional boundaries. - Team obsessed: You mentor junior engineers and provide guidance. - You are ambitious, yet humble.

You recognize that there is always opportunity for improvement and use introspection and feedback from teammates and peers to raise the bar for your team. - You are able to explore new problem spaces with unique constraints and thus non-obvious solutions. - Own technical vision and direction: You identify and mitigate risks, and build for the long term. - Collaborate on product direction: You will build solutions that surprise and delight our internal customers in a range of disciplines - Software, Product, User Experience, QA. - Own your software: Our products will reach hundreds of millions of customers around the world. * The services your team delivers must meet high standards for operational excellence.

Our teams own and operate the systems we build. A day in the life Have you wanted an opportunity to develop the software applications and services for an advanced global communications service?

This role is for a Software Development Engineer who will design, build, and maintain components and services of Amazon Leo's Customer eCommerce Services and interact with the core Leo Network. ## About the team Our team owns developing the architecture, solutions & roadmap for managing the customer lifecycle for communications services; including identity and account management, subscriber management services, user provisioning, billing and payments, customer and technical support tools, offer management tools, and customer metrics and analytics. ## Basic qualifications - 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 - 2+ years of full stack development experience ## Preferred qualifications - 3+ 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 - 2+ years of Android development experience 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, Redmond - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

From Amazon Leo's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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Amazon's satellite internet constellation, formerly Project Kuiper: satellites, launches, ground stations and the terminals customers use.

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