This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and experience. You will contribute to the core data product builds - pipelines, APIs, data publishing - while also prototyping and building the agent interfaces and experiences that make these products accessible. You will help us figure out what a Clara query experience should feel like, how knowledge bases should surface insights, and how AI agents should interact with the people who use them.
We are looking for someone who is curious about how people interact with data and AI systems, who can move quickly from idea to working prototype, and who is comfortable building across the stack rather than staying in one layer. You will work alongside applied scientists, data scientists, and researchers - translating their models and findings into experiences that work. Some weeks you will be deep in infrastructure. Other weeks you will be exploring what an agent interaction should look like. You should be energized by that range, not frustrated by it.
The ideal candidate writes clean, production-quality code, thinks carefully about the people who will use what they build, and is comfortable working in spaces where the right approach has not been defined yet.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain software components across EXA's core data product portfolio - including data pipelines, APIs, query interfaces, and data publishing infrastructure.
- Prototype and build agent experiences and interfaces for Clara and other EXA knowledge bases - exploring what the right interactions look like and iterating quickly based on what you learn.
- Collaborate with applied scientists and data scientists to translate models, frameworks, and analytical outputs into usable tools and experiences.
- Contribute to the architecture and design of EXA's agent ecosystem - how agents surface insights, how they interact with users, and how they connect to underlying data infrastructure.
- Write code that meets the Amazon Code Bar: well-written, maintainable, robust, secure, efficient, tested, and operable.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle - scoping, design, code, testing, deployment, and operational support.
- Help the team learn what works by building things, testing them, and sharing what you find.
About the team
Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, has not followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, do not let it stop you from applying.
Mentorship and Career Growth We are continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That is why you will find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there is nothing we cannot achieve in the cloud.
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
- Experience building software that interacts with data systems (databases, pipelines, APIs, or data platforms)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience building conversational interfaces, agent-based systems, or AI-powered tools
- Experience with front-end development (React or similar frameworks) alongside backend/infrastructure work
- Experience with Python and cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS services preferred)
- Familiarity with ML model serving, NLQ interfaces, or knowledge base architectures
- Experience working in research or analytics teams where requirements emerge from discovery rather than predefined specifications
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
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
