Amazon

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security Data Engineering

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong fundamentals in software engineering, particularly in object-oriented design, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Experience with scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python with knowledge of multi-threading and memory management.
  • Familiarity with big data tools like Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark, Trino, and Flink.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to produce high-quality results in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain Amazon Security's Data Lake for large-scale data management.
  • Contribute to the technical vision and roadmap for data catalog systems.
  • Design distributed systems for data optimization across varying latency scenarios.
  • Modernize data catalog and governance services for enhanced customer access control.
  • Develop query platform services for scheduling and auditing within Apache Spark.
  • Optimize ingestion and cataloging systems for petabyte-scale data.
  • Collaborate with various AWS teams to understand and meet data platform needs.
  • Adhere to best practices in software engineering and operational excellence.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching to aid in retirement savings.
  • Paid time off policies including parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programs and mental health support.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health-related expenses.
Full Job Description
Successful candidates for this position will possess:

Strong software engineering fundamentals, including expertise in object-oriented design, algorithms, and data structures

Experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems

Proficiency in Java, Scala or Python with a solid understanding of multi-threading and memory management

Knowledge of big data compute engines such as open table formats like Apache Iceberg, and Apache Spark, Trino, Flink.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Self-motivation and the ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.

Key job responsibilities

Build and support Amazon Security's Data Lake, consisting of services for data cataloging, optimization, compaction, re-organization, and indexing at petabyte scale.

Drive technical vision and contribute to the roadmap for systems that manage petabyte-scale data catalogs supporting Apache Iceberg, AWS Glue, Parquet, and other formats.

Design and implement distributed systems for data optimization that balance multiple latency scenarios from minute-level batch detections to month-spanning threat hunting queries.

Modernize security intelligence platform's data catalog and governance services to provide customers with rule-based access controls and fine-grained data access.

Build and support query platform services for query scheduling, routing, auditing, and engine built on Apache Spark.

Optimize data ingestion and cataloging systems that handle petabytes of data.

Partner with data engineers and security teams across AWS, Amazon Stores, Digital, and other business units to understand requirements and deliver platform capabilities.

Uphold software engineering best practices, code quality standards, and operational excellence.

Explore and build AI driven data discovery capabilities using catalog metadata to help security analysts find relevant datasets faster.

Work with AI/ML powered developer tools across the full SDLC, from AI assisted code reviews and design to agentic operational response

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

- 3+ years of Object Oriented Design experience

- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ 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, VA, Herndon - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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