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Software Development Engineer, Amazon MQ

Amazon

Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)

Base salary $143,700  to $194,400

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA

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  • LocationSeattle, WA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

Amazon MQ is a managed AWS service for Apache ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ that streamlines setup, operation, and management of message brokers on AWS. Every day we make it easier for developers to build applications that use the rich features and power of open-source message brokers. We partner with the maintainers of the RabbitMQ and Apache ActiveMQ open source projects to continually evolve and improve the projects with new features and optimizations.

Key job responsibilities

As a Software Development Engineer with Amazon MQ, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying distributed open-source message broker systems and large-scale solutions for our world-wide customer base. In this, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional peers and open source project maintainers to influence our overall strategy and define the team’s roadmap. You will drive the system architecture, spearhead best practices that enable a quality product, and help coach and develop junior engineers. A successful candidate will have an established background in engineering large scale software systems, a strong technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

About the team

Amazon MQ is a single tenant managed service for open source message brokers. Our team is established in two locations (Vancouver & Seattle) and we're responsible for end-to-end delivery of our external & internal roadmap and supporting our customers. You will have an opportunity to engage with the open source communities to help shape mission critical software depended on by thousands of businesses globally.

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
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

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

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 - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($143,700) is above 15% of the 1,398 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 527 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $143,700; the middle half runs from $143,700 to $168,100.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Amazon roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Amazon roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Software Development Engineer, Amazon MQ (this listing)$143,700 - $194,400
Software Developer II, Cosmos$143,700 - $194,400
Software Dev Engineer, AWS WAF Bot Control and Fraud Prevention$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer, Robotics Development and Packaging Innovation$143,700 - $194,400
SDE II, Aspen$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer, StoreGen$143,700 - $194,400

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Amazon roles · How to read the bar

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2026-10-08
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USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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