Software Development Engineer, AWS IAM Identity Center, jamesg Team
Company websiteaws.org (AWS, 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
- Last checked (4 h ago) · observed since
About this job
AWS Identity platform provides the bedrock for secure and continuous access to all AWS services. By quickly connecting millions of users, across the world we empower organizations and enterprises to accelerate their cloud and digital transformation.
Engineers within AWS Identity need to be creative, responsible, and curious while working with others to move quickly in turning code into customer solutions. You’re excited about rolling up your sleeves, implementing ideas, and learning from those around you. You relish the opportunity to dig into challenging operational issues, fix them permanently while taking the learning back as you design the next iteration.
This specific position within AWS IAM Identity Center where you design and build services that enables customers manage their workforce and individual identities and manage their access to AWS applications and SaaS offerings.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will collaborate with talented engineers to build innovative services used by millions of users worldwide. Our team operates at the intersection of security and user experience, enhancing both for AWS customers. You will work on core platforms that power AWS IAM Identity Center, leveraging the latest technologies to solve complex problems.
About the team
AWS IAM Identity Center (IdC) helps customers securely create or connect workforce identities and manage their access centrally across AWS accounts and applications. IdC simplifies the administrative complexity of federating and managing permissions separately for each AWS account, allows customers to set up AWS applications from a single interface, and to assign access to their cloud applications from a single place. IdC offers additional identity federation functionality to provide a uniform identity platform for a large set of internal AWS Data, ML & Business applications such as QuickSight, Sagemaker, RedShift and IoT.
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
Source: AWS · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($143,700) is above 15% of the 1,396 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 532 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 7, 2026.
This listingSoftware Development Engineer, AWS IAM Identity Center, jamesg Team$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services (AWS)$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer II, AWS WorkSpaces, AWS WorkSpaces Control Plane Backend$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer II, AWS Emerging Planning Solutions$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer, AFX - Core Experiences$143,700 to $194,400
Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Networking$143,700 to $194,400
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer, AWS IAM Identity Center, jamesg Team (this listing) | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services (AWS) | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer II, AWS WorkSpaces, AWS WorkSpaces Control Plane Backend | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer II, AWS Emerging Planning Solutions | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer, AFX - Core Experiences | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Networking | $143,700 - $194,400 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-15
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
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