Software Development Engineer, Juneau, Next-Gen Security Automation

Amazon Uk Services Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join its Security team in the United Kingdom. You will lead the technical vision and architecture for security systems that help developers build secure software and protect customer data.

The role involves building a new product that synthesizes application knowledge from diverse sources and rapid iteration with security teams, with exposure to across Amazon’s ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience in professional software development.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Java, C++, or C#) with object-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable software solutions that protect Amazon customers and systems.
• Transform security requirements into high-performance software.
• Prototype and implement security tools for large-scale use.

Skills

Experience in professional software开发?

Job description

Would you like to help implement novel approaches to how security engineers learn about the numerous Amazon applications. How about working with customers and peers from the entire range of Amazon's businesses on products that make a real difference in our Amazon Security goals? Whether you're passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems in the cloud or a software developer who likes to solve interesting and complex business problems, Amazon Security has the challenges you are looking for.

Amazon Security is responsible for the protection of customer and corporate data. We are connected to all parts of Amazon's business and its massive, worldwide service-oriented architecture. We are looking for a Software Development Engineers who are excited about leading the technical vision and architecture for innovative, mission critical software security systems that affect how Amazon developers create and deploy software that is secure and protects Amazon's and our customers data.

Key job responsibilities You will work with the leadership team to drive key engineering and business decisions that will influence the Amazon developer experience. Your first mission is to build a new product that leverages application meta data from a variety of sources to synthesize in a human readable way a variety of application knowledge. This will require rapid iteration with a variety of software and security teams. Since our security systems are foundational to the Amazon ecosystem, you will also have the opportunity to learn about various Amazon business including the Amazon e-Commerce websites, Prime, Alexa, and AWS.

We're looking for a creative, customer- and details-obsessed Software Development Engineer with strong software engineering fundamentals (object-oriented design, algorithms and data structures) and a good grasp of advanced systems concepts and design. You must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and be able to deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. You need to enjoy working closely with your peers of very talented engineers.

A day in the life You'll solve complex challenges by designing and implementing scalable solutions that protect Amazon's customers and systems. You'll work with security engineering teams to transform domain expertise into software that mitigates risks at unprecedented scale. In a typical day, you might:

• Develop code that reduces manual security processes by 50% or more, enabling our teams to respond faster and more effectively
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate intricate security requirements into elegant, high-performance software solutions
• Prototype and implement security tools that protect millions of customers and billions in transactions

You’ll work in an environment that values rapid innovation, where your ideas can move from concept to production in weeks, not months. Your work directly impacts Amazon's ability to maintain the highest standards of customer trust and system resilience.

About the team This team will work with local and international security teams to design a greenfield product that solves the complex problem of rapidly knowing critical security details about every Amazon application. This team of problem solvers is heavily customer obsessed with a leaning toward rapid prototyping and implementation.

Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t 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 Amazon’s 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.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it’s 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 and Career growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations