Software Development Engineer Amazon Foundational Security Services

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle WA USA Herndon VA USA

When was the last time you heard of a cyberattack that took down a host of companies due to poor Authentication controls Likely a few times in the last few months. At Amazon Web Services (AWS) our team is building out a renewed set of Foundational Access Management capabilities for all of Amazons digital and physical resources. We are a fun collaborative team and we focus on empowering everyone on the team to achieve their next goal.
We are responsible for the protection of customer and corporate data while being connected to all parts of Amazons business and its massive worldwide serviceoriented architecture. Whether youre passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems in the cloud or a software developer who likes to solve interesting and complex business problems AWS Security is the place for you.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to design and build a large scale next generation Authentication Management System. There is ample opportunity to innovate and deliver high impact outcomes. You will collaborate with the leadership team to drive key engineering and business decisions that will influence the Amazon developer experience. You will contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle across the entire Amazon development community including design implementation documentation deployment and operations across multiple products.

Successful candidates for this position will have strong software engineering fundamentals such as objectoriented design algorithms data structures and a good grasp of advanced systems concepts and design. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills be selfdriven and deliver high results. They need to really enjoy working closely with their peers within a group of very talented engineers and builders.

This position involves oncall responsibilities typically for one week every two months. We dont like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend so we work to ensure that our systems are faulttolerant. When we do get paged we work together to resolve the root cause so that we dont get paged for the same issue twice.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security
At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security its in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas perspectives and voices.

Training & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing training and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.