Software Development Engineer, Tax and Account Compliance Tech
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
- Last checked (5 h ago) · observed since
About this job
We are the guardians of the Amazon galaxy. The Account Compliance team strives to ensure that Amazon remains compliant and the cost of being compliant is never the reason where the business or our sellers cannot scale. Our diverse team innovates on behalf of their customers to build a trusted marketplace through best-in-class compliance products. With hundreds of millions of customers around the world depending on our products & services, our systems form the tip of the spear against bad actors. These actors might abuse Amazon products and undermine customer faith, so our success comes from identifying & removing them while delivering best-in-class customer experiences for the good actors and strategic customers. We’re creating the most trusted store on earth, enabling Amazon to innovate at scale, and supporting our customers to launch & grow their business faster than anywhere else in the world.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer in the tax account compliance team, you will design and build software that 1) is extensible to different use cases, products, and geographies with almost zero incremental tech effort, 2) can trigger verifications that are necessary under applicable policies, 3) can store verification decisions for re-use to reduce duplicative checks; and (5) is vendible to any authorized user via API. The software is smarter than the smartest bad actors in the world to protect the store from illegal activities at scale. Amazon's scale means that you'll be designing and developing custom distributed systems more advanced than those used in standard industry practices. These data-centric systems need to detect patterns across Amazon's huge customer population as they happen and be adaptive so that they can detect new modus operandi as they develop. Lastly, they need to be highly available, low latency, high quality systems. If this sounds interesting to you, then apply and find out more!
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: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($143,700) is above 15% of the 1,404 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 526 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, Tax and Account Compliance Tech$143,700 to $194,400
Design Technologist II, Elevated Shopping Experience$145,000 to $196,100
Senior Industrial Designer$145,200 to $196,500
Data Center Area Operations Manager$145,400 to $254,500
MDD DCO Cluster Manager$145,400 to $254,500
Data Center Area Operations Manager, Data Center Operations$145,400 to $254,500
Data Center Operations Cluster Manager$145,400 to $254,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer, Tax and Account Compliance Tech (this listing) | $143,700 - $194,400 |
| Design Technologist II, Elevated Shopping Experience | $145,000 - $196,100 |
| Senior Industrial Designer | $145,200 - $196,500 |
| Data Center Area Operations Manager | $145,400 - $254,500 |
| MDD DCO Cluster Manager | $145,400 - $254,500 |
| Data Center Area Operations Manager, Data Center Operations | $145,400 - $254,500 |
| Data Center Operations Cluster Manager | $145,400 - $254,500 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-17
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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