Overview
Amazon is hiring an early-career Software Development Engineer in Cape Town for its 2026 intake, with work spanning scalable distributed systems, cloud-native services, code ownership and AI-assisted development tools.
Full job description
The official Amazon Jobs posting describes an SDE-I role where engineers design, build and operate production software, participate in code reviews and technical documentation, work with cloud-native and distributed architectures, and contribute to resilient systems. The role also references GenAI and AI-powered developer tools.
Requirements & qualifications
Applicants must meet Amazon's education timing requirements for relevant STEM degrees and demonstrate experience with at least one general-purpose programming language plus foundational data structures, algorithms or object-oriented design. The posting states expected graduation between October 2025 and September 2026, or graduation within the previous 24 months. See the official posting for the full criteria and work-authorization requirements.
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