Software Development Engineer, Web

Software Development Engineer, Web Experiences

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With AI reshaping every layer of the software stack, we have an opportunity to reimagine consumer software experiences—making them smarter, more personal, and more useful every day. The Amazon Silk browser team is looking for a Software Development Engineer to build the cloud services that power intelligent, personalized browsing across Amazon’s device ecosystem.

• Design and implement backend services behind Silk’s intelligent and personalized browsing experience, owning API contracts, data models, and scaling and latency budgets.
• Debug and optimize reliability, latency, and data‑consistency issues across distributed services to ensure smooth browsing experiences for customers.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, partner teams across Amazon, and other engineers to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs.
• Document work and maintain existing services to ensure long‑term reliability and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical planning to continuously improve engineering practices.

As a Software Engineer on the Silk Browser team, you will work across the backend service stack, contributing to the design and implementation of cloud services that make Silk intelligent and personalized. Your day might include designing service APIs and data contracts, debugging reliability and data‑consistency issues, collaborating with product and design teams, reviewing code from teammates, and shipping features that reach millions of users.

You’ll have the autonomy to identify problems, propose solutions, and see your work deployed to real customers in a fast‑paced environment that values rapid iteration and thoughtful engineering.

We’re a collaborative group of engineers who operate with a startup mentality within a global organization. Our mission is to design and continuously improve the cloud services behind Silk’s AI, voice, and personalization features across Amazon’s device ecosystem. We work closely with product managers, user experience designers, and our Alexa and other partner teams to understand what our customers need and build solutions that delight them.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives strengthen our work, and we invest in each other’s growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing.

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

USA, WA, Seattle –  –  USD annually.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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