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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Simple Email Service

Amazon · Seattle, Washington, USA

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Job details

Work mode
Hybrid
Level
Entry level
Experience
1+ year
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
May 28, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 15, 2026
Job description

About this role

AWS Applied AI Solutions (AAIS) is building toward a future where every business innovates with Amazon AI teammates. To get there, we build AI solutions that improve human capabilities and transform entire business functions. We create end-to-end products that surprise and delight out-of-the-box, making complex things easy and hard things possible, with no cloud experience required.

We start with customers who embrace the future and build bridges to meet the rest where they are. We pursue ambitious opportunities with conviction, and we are looking for builders who share that mindset.

Join the Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) team where you'll tackle the challenges of sending billions of emails daily for businesses worldwide. You'll build systems that handle massive scale develop innovative solutions to combat email abuse and create AI/ML capabilities that solve real customer problems around deliverability and engagement.

As part of our engineering team you'll work across specialized groups focused on high-performance sending infrastructure control mechanisms insightful analytics and intuitive user interfaces.

Whether you're passionate about distributed systems that scale to billions of events daily security solutions that protect sender reputation or customer-focused tools that simplify complex email management SES offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on a service that businesses worldwide depend on.

The SES Command team's mission is making sure what we have is easy to understand by both AI and our end customers. We are building the future of configuration where natural language replaces complex APIs where onboarding feels effortless and where managing millions of resources is as simple as managing one.

Our vision is a platform that adapts to how customers think not the other way around creating a unified experience that makes the power of SES accessible to everyone. As part of the broader AWS organization we're committed to continuous innovation that improves the overall customer experience for businesses of all sizes.

Key job responsibilities

  • The ideal candidate will have strong design and coding skills. The candidate will be a catalyst for change by working with product managers and engineers to build intuitive scalable solutions that make complex email management feel effortless. If you are passionate about reimagining how customers interact with cloud services through natural language and AI-driven experiences then we would like to talk to you.
  • As a Software Development Engineer on the SES Command team you will:
  • Design develop and support next-generation configuration and onboarding experiences that make the full power of SES accessible to every customer regardless of technical expertise · Build natural language interfaces that replace complex APIs enabling customers to manage resources the way they think · Produce code that is robust efficient and maintainable at the scale of millions of customer resources · Work on challenging problems at the intersection of AI/ML distributed systems and customer experience - from intent understanding to resource orchestration · Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs simplifying complexity without sacrificing capability · Possess expert knowledge in large-scale distributed system design and engineering best practices · Participate in setting the vision and roadmap for unified configuration experiences in alignment with customer needs and the broader SES strategy · Drive algorithm and architecture design for AI-powered tooling that adapts to how customers think not the other way around · Join a motivated top-notch team and collaborate to solve meaningful problems in a fun innovative environment

About the team

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

  • 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 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, Seattle - 110,500.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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