Software Development Engineer II, Security Products

Amazon Defensive Securitys Threat Detection team provides threat detection coverage for all of other words were the people who keep Amazon secure from threat actors. We provide coverage to all of Amazon & it subsidiaries across endpoint cloud network and application vectors ensuring Amazon infrastructure and customers data is secured. We work on the most challenging problems that are influenced with thousands of variables and were on the lookout for talented individuals eager to make an impact.

Youll be part of a diverse team spanning software and security engineering disciplines. Youll collaborate with leaders across Amazon Security to help us build complex threat detection product delivering comprehensive threat detection coverage at optimal business costs. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Our product is at the forefront of innovating the sophisticated low-latency high-performance threat detection solutions. Our industry-leading solutions are critical to safeguarding Amazons success and protecting customer data.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle including design development documentation testing and operations. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills be self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast paced environment. They will also need to be proactive and jump on to the problems quickly to come out with innovative solutions and operate with minimal guidance.

Key job responsibilities
- Manage critical components of our threat detection platform that processes millions of messages in a day
- Evaluate different design choices prototype new technology and implement technical solutions that address business requirements
- Contribute in defining product roadmap understand business impact of system choices and make technical trade-offs using sound judgement
- Work closely with product leadership security partners to understand the requirements design and deliver innovative solutions to raise bar on customer trust.
- Drive engineering best practices around operational excellence security test automation coverage and set standards in the team
- Deal with ambiguity make data-driven decisions and juggle cross-organization complexity
- Drive consensus when confronted with discordant views by identifying the best path forward and influence other to follow it

About the team
About Amazons Defensive Security

Why Amazon Defensive 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.

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.

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 knowledge-sharing training and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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 job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.