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Senior Software Development Engineer, DST Security Services Engineering

Amazon.com
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 May 2023

About the role

At Amazon, we obsess over our customers and maintaining their trust. To earn that trust in an environment as vast and varied as Amazon’s requires the applied skills of smart software developers, program managers, security engineers and experienced, innovative security leaders willing to tackle challenges at dizzying scales.

Help us protect all Amazon subsidiaries, from Fabric to Zoox. We are looking for a security-focused software development engineer who wants to make a difference to ensure that protecting customer data is at the forefront of all development.

Security Services Engineering team identifies cross cutting localized security risks/areas for new or improved services, develops and iterates on managed security services. These services are consumed by Amazon acquisitions and subsidiaries to secure their environments. This team will develop applications/tools for discovery, security visibility for systems and network, Infrastructure security, provide customized layers on top of 3P tools and capabilities to integrate 3P tools into Amazon ecosystem that can scale across 20+ subsidiaries with different business models. This team will be responsible for automating/improving repetitive processes, automating/improving infrastructure management, developing monitoring solutions, and enhancing our current services. You will become intimate with the architecture of our systems and be responsible for diving deep into code, and developing solutions for customers and services.

Security Services Engineering team is looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to scale and integrate services. You’ll work with software developers, security engineers, program managers, data engineers, and others across multiple teams to develop innovative security solutions at massive scale.


*This role is open to alternative locations including: New York, NY / Herndon, VA / Arlington, VA / Seattle


Key job responsibilities
* Create prototypes and proof-of-concepts for iterative development.
* Develop infrastructure-as-code software to stand-up security services and automate repetitive process
* Design fault tolerance and disaster recovery solutions
* Identify and remove scaling bottlenecks of network visibility security systems
* Work with other engineers to build and manage scaled services
* Work with other engineers to diagnose and resolve customer issues
* Understand and implement security and operational best-practices

Basic Qualifications


  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Bachelor's 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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