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Amazon: does its software development engineer sponsor a UK visa?

No published policySoftware Development Engineer (SDE), University/New Grad Program (UK)

Unconfirmed. Amazon publishes no sponsorship policy for its software development engineer, so we cannot state a firm answer. Amazon UK Services Ltd holds an active Skilled Worker sponsor licence (confirmed via the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors). Certificate-of-Sponsorship volume and occupation-code data compiled from Home Office FOI releases (via a third-party sponsorship tracker, not itself cited here) showed roughly 3,060 visas sponsored over 3 years, with 'Programmers and software development professionals' the top sponsored occupation (213 CoS in one recent year). Amazon's own SDE university-programme page could not be re-extracted this session (amazon.jobs is JS-rendered and returned 404/blocked responses on retry), so the verdict rests on the sponsor-licence record plus this occupation-level pattern rather than a fresh employer quote, hence confidence is capped at medium.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Clears the threshold
Opportunity
graduate scheme
Pay
No official grad-specific figure confirmed this session. Widely reported UK SDE pay is well above £70,000, comfortably clear of the software-specific threshold. CAUTION: a commonly circulated 'Amazon Graduate Program' average of roughly £30 to 31k blends ALL Amazon grad tracks (operations, HR, supply chain) and should not be used for the SDE track specifically.
2027 cycle
No published date as of 1 October 2026
Confidence
medium

What is covered: Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles specifically; sponsorship is role/level-dependent company-wide, not blanket

The catch: The student and graduate SDE page, the application FAQ and 20 live UK graduate adverts read on 24 September 2026 contain no statement about visa sponsorship at all. Amazon holds a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register, but a licence is not a promise to use it for this programme.
Amazon early careersVerify on gov.ukSee the licence record

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About the software development engineer

Locations
London, Cambridge, EdinburghSource
Recruitment stages
  1. Apply
  2. Online Assessment (coding ~70 min, Workstyles ~15 min, Work Simulation ~60 min)
  3. Virtual interviews
  4. Offer
“If our recruiting team wants to move forward, you'll be asked to do an Online Assessment (OA). It puts you in real Amazon situations so we can learn more about you.”Source

What Amazon publishes about this programme

Checked against Amazon's own careers pages on 2026-10-01. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

  • Visa sponsorship policy: not published
  • Application dates: not published
  • Pay: published
  • Locations: published
  • Degree requirement: not published
  • Recruitment stages: published

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Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-09-24. Application dates last checked 2026-10-01.

Common questions

Does Amazon sponsor visas for its software development engineer?

Unconfirmed. Amazon publishes no sponsorship policy for its software development engineer, so we cannot state a firm answer. Amazon UK Services Ltd holds an active Skilled Worker sponsor licence (confirmed via the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors). Certificate-of-Sponsorship volume and occupation-code data compiled from Home Office FOI releases (via a third-party sponsorship tracker, not itself cited here) showed roughly 3,060 visas sponsored over 3 years, with 'Programmers and software development professionals' the top sponsored occupation (213 CoS in one recent year). Amazon's own SDE university-programme page could not be re-extracted this session (amazon.jobs is JS-rendered and returned 404/blocked responses on retry), so the verdict rests on the sponsor-licence record plus this occupation-level pattern rather than a fresh employer quote, hence confidence is capped at medium.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme clears the Skilled Worker salary threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Amazon?

The student and graduate SDE page, the application FAQ and 20 live UK graduate adverts read on 24 September 2026 contain no statement about visa sponsorship at all. Amazon holds a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register, but a licence is not a promise to use it for this programme.

When do applications open for the Amazon software development engineer?

No published date as of 1 October 2026. Checked on 2026-10-01 against Amazon's own site.

Where is the Amazon software development engineer based?

London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, according to Amazon's own careers information.

What are the recruitment stages for the Amazon software development engineer?

Apply, Online Assessment (coding ~70 min, Workstyles ~15 min, Work Simulation ~60 min), Virtual interviews, Offer, according to Amazon's own careers information.

How should I confirm Amazon's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Amazon's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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Sponsorship data: Home Office register + job ad wording. Not immigration advice, verify on gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.