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Senior Software Development Engineer roles rank among the most actively sponsored H-1B visa positions in the U.S., with large tech employers, financial institutions, and enterprise software firms filing LCAs under SOC codes like 15-1252 and 15-1253. Specialty occupation status is well-established for this title, which reduces RFE risk and strengthens your petition from the start.
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The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry-leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of reinventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle — from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising!
Amazon Sponsored Products and Brands is looking for a talented Sr. Software Development Engineer to join the Global Optimization engineering team at the forefront of advertising technology innovation. We are working backwards from emerging markets to reimagine Amazon's advertising stack from the ground up — building highly scalable, low-latency systems that leverage multilingual and multi-modal GenAI technologies (including semantic hash designs, LLMs, and more) to deliver solutions that scale to non-US marketplaces from day one.
This is your opportunity to be part of a small, high-impact team that architects, builds, and ships production systems powering state-of-the-art solutions that will define the future of digital advertising.
The ideal candidate combines entrepreneurial drive with deep technical expertise, thriving in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where you define the path forward with minimal structure. Our team regularly goes from ideas on the whiteboard to production-grade systems in weeks.
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Customer Obsession - fuels your passion for building systems that deliver real-world value for millions of advertisers and customers worldwide. You think end-to-end — from the scientist's notebook to the customer's experience.
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You are consistently Right, A Lot - when navigating complex technical decisions, demonstrating the rare ability to identify architectures and solutions that drive maximum impact with minimal complexity. You cut through ambiguity to find the approach that delivers the most results.
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Your systems experience goes beyond textbook knowledge — you have successfully designed and operated large-scale distributed systems at Amazon scale, understanding both the promise and practical challenges of deploying ML-powered services in production (model serving, A/B experimentation infrastructure, real-time feature computation, etc.).
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You're not just an engineer — you're a builder - who sees the bigger picture. You partner deeply with scientists and product leaders, translate ambiguous business problems into crisp technical solutions, and know how to make it all reality.
Key job responsibilities
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Design and build at scale — Own the end-to-end architecture of distributed systems that serve millions of advertisers across global marketplaces, handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads at Amazon scale.
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Bring GenAI to production— Partner closely with Applied Scientists to take models from prototype to production — building robust serving infrastructure, training pipelines, feature stores, and evaluation frameworks that turn research breakthroughs into real customer value.
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Invent from the ground up — Help reimagine the advertising technology stack for international markets, designing systems that are multilingual, multi-modal, and globally scalable by default.
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Drive operational excellence — Establish best practices for reliability, observability, and deployment, ensuring our systems maintain the highest bar for availability and performance.
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Raise the bar — Mentor engineers across the team, lead design reviews, and shape our engineering culture as we scale.
BASIC 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
PREFERRED 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.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry-leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of reinventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle — from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising!
Amazon Sponsored Products and Brands is looking for a talented Sr. Software Development Engineer to join the Global Optimization engineering team at the forefront of advertising technology innovation. We are working backwards from emerging markets to reimagine Amazon's advertising stack from the ground up — building highly scalable, low-latency systems that leverage multilingual and multi-modal GenAI technologies (including semantic hash designs, LLMs, and more) to deliver solutions that scale to non-US marketplaces from day one.
This is your opportunity to be part of a small, high-impact team that architects, builds, and ships production systems powering state-of-the-art solutions that will define the future of digital advertising.
The ideal candidate combines entrepreneurial drive with deep technical expertise, thriving in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where you define the path forward with minimal structure. Our team regularly goes from ideas on the whiteboard to production-grade systems in weeks.
-
Customer Obsession - fuels your passion for building systems that deliver real-world value for millions of advertisers and customers worldwide. You think end-to-end — from the scientist's notebook to the customer's experience.
-
You are consistently Right, A Lot - when navigating complex technical decisions, demonstrating the rare ability to identify architectures and solutions that drive maximum impact with minimal complexity. You cut through ambiguity to find the approach that delivers the most results.
-
Your systems experience goes beyond textbook knowledge — you have successfully designed and operated large-scale distributed systems at Amazon scale, understanding both the promise and practical challenges of deploying ML-powered services in production (model serving, A/B experimentation infrastructure, real-time feature computation, etc.).
-
You're not just an engineer — you're a builder - who sees the bigger picture. You partner deeply with scientists and product leaders, translate ambiguous business problems into crisp technical solutions, and know how to make it all reality.
Key job responsibilities
-
Design and build at scale — Own the end-to-end architecture of distributed systems that serve millions of advertisers across global marketplaces, handling high-throughput, low-latency workloads at Amazon scale.
-
Bring GenAI to production— Partner closely with Applied Scientists to take models from prototype to production — building robust serving infrastructure, training pipelines, feature stores, and evaluation frameworks that turn research breakthroughs into real customer value.
-
Invent from the ground up — Help reimagine the advertising technology stack for international markets, designing systems that are multilingual, multi-modal, and globally scalable by default.
-
Drive operational excellence — Establish best practices for reliability, observability, and deployment, ensuring our systems maintain the highest bar for availability and performance.
-
Raise the bar — Mentor engineers across the team, lead design reviews, and shape our engineering culture as we scale.
BASIC 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
PREFERRED 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.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Software Development Engineer
Verify your degree field matches the role
H-1B specialty occupation requires a directly related degree, not just any bachelor's. A computer science, software engineering, or closely related field degree maps cleanly to this title. A business or unrelated STEM degree will likely trigger an RFE.
Look up LCA filings before applying
Use Migrate Mate to filter Senior Software Development Engineer roles by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. This targets companies that have already navigated the DOL certification process for this specific title.
Check prevailing wages by location before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your work location and job level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level I through Level IV wages for your target city before your offer conversation.
Clarify whether the role is cap-exempt
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government research organizations are cap-exempt H-1B employers. If you're open to those settings, your employer can file outside the annual lottery window, giving you a year-round path to H-1B status.
Prepare your SOC classification documentation early
USCIS will scrutinize the SOC code on your I-129 petition. The O*NET profile for software developer and engineer titles describes the theoretical and applied knowledge requirements that support specialty occupation. Having that documentation ready speeds up petition prep.
Time your job search around the H-1B filing calendar
Cap-subject H-1B registrations open in March for an October 1 start date. Targeting your offer and onboarding timeline for Q1 of each year gives your employer the earliest possible filing window and avoids a full-year gap between selection and start.
H-1B Visa Senior Software Development Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Software Development Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS consistently recognizes senior software development and engineering roles as specialty occupations because the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a directly related field. The O*NET profile and industry hiring norms both support this classification, which lowers the risk of an RFE on specialty occupation grounds compared to more ambiguous titles.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for this role?
Search Migrate Mate to browse Senior Software Development Engineer positions filtered by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. DOL LCA disclosure data shows which companies have certified positions under this title and at what wage levels, so you can target employers with a demonstrated sponsorship track record rather than applying blind and asking HR about their visa policy.
What happens to my H-1B if I get laid off as a Senior Software Development Engineer?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new H-1B sponsor, change to another nonimmigrant status, or depart the U.S. Your new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition during that window, and you can begin work once the transfer receipt is issued if you're in a valid period of authorized stay. Acting quickly matters because the 60-day clock starts on your final day.
Can my employer file H-1B premium processing for a Senior Software Development Engineer petition?
Yes. Employers can file Form I-907 alongside the I-129 petition to request premium processing, which requires USCIS to take action within 15 business days. For senior engineering roles, this is common when a start date is time-sensitive or when the employer wants faster certainty on approval before the candidate resigns from a current position.
Does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect job titles or levels differently for software engineering roles?
Yes. DOL assigns four wage levels to each SOC code based on experience, supervision, and complexity. A Senior Software Development Engineer typically maps to Level III or Level IV under the software developer SOC codes, which carry higher prevailing wages than entry-level positions. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above that level for your specific work location, so role level directly affects the minimum wage commitment your sponsor makes.