[5] Amit Dev was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 29 December 1982.

He has flying experience of over 2500 hours on a variety of fighter aircraft including MiG-21 and MiG-27.

[5][2] He served as Air Officer in Charge of Personnel from 1 November 2019 to 30 September 2020.

[1] He superannuated on 28 February 2022 and succeeded by Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran.

[7] During his career, Amit Dev received the Chief of Air Staff commendation card in 1995 and has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2010, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 2019 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 for his services to the nation.