Software Development Engineer III, Pentest Tools Team

Do you thrive on driving complex technical initiatives to completion Are you passionate about leveraging GenAI and advanced AWS technologies to build security platforms at scale If so wed love you to join us.

AWS Pentest Tooling Team operates across AWS to deliver pentests in a fast innovative and secure fashion. Our mission is to scale penetration testing by enabling pentesters to focus on hard problems. Our team builds GenAI tooling and processes to help identify track and mitigate potential security risks.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer youll be a technical leader helping drive decisions that scale penetration testing. Youll tackle complex technical initiatives head-on building high-quality scalable systems that serve our global customer this role you will get to work with principal engineers and security engineers on a daily basis.

This role requires ownership autonomy and an ability to deliver results. You should be a self-starter with a bias towards independent problem solving. Youll bridge strategic vision with tactical execution breaking down complex problems into implementable solutions. Your role combines hands-on development with system design requiring both detailed technical implementation and high-level architectural thinking. As a senior engineer youll also hold a high technical bar mentor team members and promote engineering excellence ensuring we build maintainable solutions that scale with our business needs.


Key job responsibilities
* Lead design and implementation of large-scale pentest automation systems that enhance pentester productivity and builder experiences through scalable APIs and services
* Pioneer GenAI-powered pentest agents to automate security testing workflows including AI-assisted code reviews automated vulnerability detection and intelligent test generation
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies and contribute to the teams long-term roadmap including integration of emerging AI technologies
* Architect robust scalable infrastructure that handles high-volume concurrent pentest operations and integrates emerging AI technologies into security testing workflows
* Drive engineering excellence by implementing best practices for code quality testing and debugging while mentoring junior engineers on both traditional and AI-powered development tools
* Evaluate and integrate latest technologies to advance pentest automation capabilities contributing to intellectual property through patents and technical innovations in AI-assisted security testing

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 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 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.


- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience in operations of highly available and scalable internet systems with a large customer base
- Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Computer Engineering Cybersecurity or other related discipline

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Experience building services using AWS products
- Experience developing deploying and managing AI products at scale
- Ability to work with senior leaders across organizations to develop and champion long-term technical strategy

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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually