Software Development Engineer III, Amazon Privacy Services
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
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Posted on:
12 hours ago
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Amazon Privacy Engineering builds the automated compliance tooling policy enforcement systems and regulatory evidence collection systems that protect customer data and ensure regulatory compliance across Stores Ads Devices Prime Video and more.
We run multiple Tier-1 high-throughput low-latency systems that will drive data protection and policy enforcement across hundreds of services processing billions of transactions worldwide. As such this role requires thought leadership an ability to think outside the box and think big to solve complex regulatory challenges in a scalable builder-friendly way across all of Amazon.
About you:
Youre looking for a career where youll be able to ideate innovate design build and deliver technology solutions. You look at problems holistically and thrive on cutting through complexity to deliver simple and maintainable solutions. You want to work on projects where you are implementing solutions to real problems that require creative solutions and deep understanding of the problem space. You challenge yourself and others to constantly come up with better solutions.
You strive to elevate team members through mentorship and the establishment of bar raising mechanisms. This highly visible role requires frequent communication with leadership in order to help shape and deliver on the product roadmap and requires you to nimbly switch between strategic and tactical initiatives to achieve technical business and customer experience goals. Youll be given an opportunity to own and drive initiatives through the entire software stack - from customer facing features to exploratory innovation all the way down to the datasets that the back-end services store.
Key job responsibilities
1. Act as a technical leader on the team and influence key technical strategies.
2. Simplify existing systems (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems deleting unnecessary code or removing/updating out of date documentation)
3. Lead large projects that require the work of a team dividing software projects into parallel workstreams that can be delivered independently and unified into cohesive launches.
4. Drive mindful discussions with customers and peers and lead them to towards a bold vision.
5. Take ownership of team architecture providing a system-wide view and design guidance.
6. Make appropriate architectural trade-offs and deliver innovative secure easily maintainable appropriately scalable and extensible solutions.
7. Drive engineering best practices (e.g. Operational Excellence Security Quality etc.) and set standards
8. Actively recruit and help others leverage your expertise by coaching and mentoring in our organization.
A day in the life
You will work with product owners technical program managers privacy experts engineering managers and engineers (including Sr. Principal) to ideate design plan build and release privacy products that not only meet todays compliance needs but are extensible in ways that simplify ongoing regulatory compliance efforts moving toward zero-touch compliance for builders.
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
- 5 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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
We run multiple Tier-1 high-throughput low-latency systems that will drive data protection and policy enforcement across hundreds of services processing billions of transactions worldwide. As such this role requires thought leadership an ability to think outside the box and think big to solve complex regulatory challenges in a scalable builder-friendly way across all of Amazon.
About you:
Youre looking for a career where youll be able to ideate innovate design build and deliver technology solutions. You look at problems holistically and thrive on cutting through complexity to deliver simple and maintainable solutions. You want to work on projects where you are implementing solutions to real problems that require creative solutions and deep understanding of the problem space. You challenge yourself and others to constantly come up with better solutions.
You strive to elevate team members through mentorship and the establishment of bar raising mechanisms. This highly visible role requires frequent communication with leadership in order to help shape and deliver on the product roadmap and requires you to nimbly switch between strategic and tactical initiatives to achieve technical business and customer experience goals. Youll be given an opportunity to own and drive initiatives through the entire software stack - from customer facing features to exploratory innovation all the way down to the datasets that the back-end services store.
Key job responsibilities
1. Act as a technical leader on the team and influence key technical strategies.
2. Simplify existing systems (e.g. by consolidating redundant systems deleting unnecessary code or removing/updating out of date documentation)
3. Lead large projects that require the work of a team dividing software projects into parallel workstreams that can be delivered independently and unified into cohesive launches.
4. Drive mindful discussions with customers and peers and lead them to towards a bold vision.
5. Take ownership of team architecture providing a system-wide view and design guidance.
6. Make appropriate architectural trade-offs and deliver innovative secure easily maintainable appropriately scalable and extensible solutions.
7. Drive engineering best practices (e.g. Operational Excellence Security Quality etc.) and set standards
8. Actively recruit and help others leverage your expertise by coaching and mentoring in our organization.
A day in the life
You will work with product owners technical program managers privacy experts engineering managers and engineers (including Sr. Principal) to ideate design plan build and release privacy products that not only meet todays compliance needs but are extensible in ways that simplify ongoing regulatory compliance efforts moving toward zero-touch compliance for builders.
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
- 5 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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 NY New York - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually
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