Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Dev Engineer III, Programming Foundations
Arlington, Virginia · Mid · Internship
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$10,114 more — $178,214 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $178,214 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The Programming Foundations Team is part of Amazon Builder Experience.
- We work on the basic tools and infrastructure that builders use to write software.
- We focus on doing useful work rather than flashy projects.
Responsibilities
- We do not own customer-facing products directly, but our work affects every team that builds software at Amazon.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Company - Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
- Job ID: A10559750
Skills
- Our tools are used in all aspects of the business, and their care and evolution are of critical importance to the effectiveness of Amazon.
- Key job responsibilities
- A day in the life
Compensation
- $168k-$227k
Company info
- Our team includes engineers who care about developer experience and want to make building software at Amazon easier.
- If you like building tools that help other engineers and want to work on problems that span the whole company, this team might be a good fit.
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