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Posted date: Jan 28, 2026
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Location: Seattle, WA
Estimated salary: $197,750
Range: $168,100 - $227,400
Description
Amazon's Executive Talent Management (ETM) team is re-building our product suite, re-imagining how Amazon's senior leadership approaches succession planning and data-driven talent decisions. As part of Senior Talent & Transformation (STT), we're evolving our enterprise-wide platform to address the limitations of the current system while preserving what works—creating intuitive, scalable solutions that serve executive business leaders and their PXT partners.We're seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer to architect and deliver core product features that synthesize Amazon's leadership talent data into actionable experiences. You'll work with other senior engineers within Senior Leadership Experiences org, UX designers, and product managers to build scalable solutions using the full AWS stack. You will also pioneer agentic AI systems that transform how leaders interact with talent data—establishing the technical patterns and capabilities that will define the next generation of intelligent leadership tools. You will set technical standards that shape how Amazon's most senior leaders manage and develop their organizations
The ideal candidate thrives on ambiguous problems, values collaboration and data-driven decisions, and brings both technical depth and business domain curiosity. You'll force-multiply the team's impact through mentorship, technical leadership, and a track record of successfully shipping customer-focused features.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer on the SLX team, you will:
1. Design and architect scalable solutions for Executive Talent Management product features that serve Amazon's senior leadership, ensuring systems can handle enterprise-wide scale and complexity
2. Drive technical excellence across the full software development lifecycle, from design and code reviews to deployment and operational excellence, establishing best practices that elevate team standards
3. Collaborate cross-functionally with UX designers, product managers, research scientists, and partner teams to translate complex talent management requirements into intuitive, data-driven experiences
4. Mentor and develop engineers on the team, conducting code reviews, sharing technical expertise, and helping grow engineering capabilities across the organization
5. Lead feature development from conception to launch, taking ownership of both frontend and backend implementation while optimizing for performance, scalability, and user experience
6. Contribute to system architecture decisions, working with senior engineers to establish integration patterns and technical standards that enable seamless data access across Amazon's HR and business systems
7. Champion operational rigor by building monitoring, alerting, and operational runbooks that ensure high availability and rapid incident response for production systems
A day in the life
- Focus on building, not operating - As we look to reimagine the workforce planning experience, we are beginning from a clean slate. No tech debt, no legacy code, Just clearly defined goals and S-Team support. We focus on building things, not operating.
- We use the entire AWS Stack - This is exciting. We leverage the latest and best from the AWS stack to realize our vision of building a seamless experience.
- Work hard, Make a difference - We have fun along the way. As much as we like to connect for our work meetings, we also connect regularly to have meet & greets.
About the team
The ETM team owns an enterprise-wide product that builds value for Senior Leadership within Amazon. We're building intelligent, agentic systems that synthesize Amazon's leadership talent data into actionable insights—helping leaders identify critical talent, assess critical roles, and build robust succession pipelines. Our AI-powered capabilities transform how leaders inspect organizational health and make strategic talent decisions with confidence. This growing team partners with Research Science, UX Design, and additional talent management teams across the company to build innovative, data-driven experiences for Amazon's leaders and their partners.
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
Extended 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, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
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