AWS Engagement Security (EngSec) enables AWS colleagues, partners, and contractors to meet AWS's high security bar when working with the public and our customers. We seek a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build and operate large-scale, distributed systems that power internal security services. You will lead the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure and tooling that enable AWS teams to deliver for our customers while meeting our strict security requirements. This role includes supporting AI/ML workloads, including Large Language Model (LLM) applications.
As an SDE, you will work closely with security engineers, machine learning engineers, project managers, and other SDEs. Your solutions will reduce the effort to deliver secure results, speed up and simplify security activities like code scanning and compliance analysis, and collect data about security to help AWS leaders make informed decisions.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure that leverages AI to deliver faster, more resilient services to customers.
- Develop automation tools and frameworks to eliminate manual operational work
- Mentor one or more developers on the team
- Own the operational health of services, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 service availability
- Collaborate with security and ML teams to improve system architecture and operational excellence
A day in the life
Software Development Engineers embody Amazon's Leadership Principles, particularly:
- Ownership: Design for long-term operational health
- Dive Deep: Leverage the AWS platform to its fullest
- Invent and Simplify: Innovate ways to reduce operational complexity
- Learn and Be Curious: Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML and LLMs
- Are Right, A Lot: We uphold the security bar for a large number of diverse global teams. We must be right.
- This role works from the office
- This role participates in on-call rotation
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS Security values diverse experiences. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let it stop you from applying.
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
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TN, Nashville - 159,700.00 - 216,100.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Houston - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
