Introduction: Production of an endogenous α-amylase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATCC 23350 was studied and enhanced. Materials and methods: Protein and carbon sources were analyzed for free and immobilized bacterial cells and number of beads was considered for immobilized cells via one factor at a time methodforα-amylase production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Subsequently, optimization condition was employed solely for immobilized bacterial cells by response surface methodology (RSM). Results: Peptone and rice starch showed to improve the α-amylase production in immobilized Bacillus cells. RSM generated a mathematical model explaining the optimum concentration of the efficient nutrients (139.35 g/l of rice starch and 80.00 g/l of peptone) leading to an optimum amylase production (205 U/ml). Discussion and conclusion: The statistical advance displayed significant outcomes to optimize the process parameters for maximal α-amylase production using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and gave permission to rapid screening of variables. RSM led to find out an immense improvement in enzyme activity (more than 90%: from 25 to 225 U/ml) for the first time.