Software Development Engineer — Large-Scale Security Platform

Amazon Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that process security-relevant data with high availability and low latency.

You will own services end to end, design libraries and tooling for engineers, work with big datasets, and partner with security, compliance, and service-owning teams to translate requirements into platform capabilities. Mentoring and on-call rotation are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that process security-relevant data with high availability and low latency.
• Own services end to end: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operating in on-call rotations.
• Build libraries, integrations, and tooling that make it simple for engineering teams to adopt the platform.
• Work with large datasets: design data models, processing pipelines, and query patterns for speed and cost-effectiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally with security, compliance, and service-owning teams to translate requirements into platform capabilities.
• Contribute to technical direction: write design documents, lead reviews, and influence decisions across teams.
• Mentor other engineers and raise the bar on code quality, security, and operational practices.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Object-oriented design

Design patterns

System architecture

Software development life cycle

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Source control management

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that process security-relevant data with high availability and low latency.

You will own services end to end, design libraries and tooling for engineers, work with big datasets, and partner with security, compliance, and service-owning teams to translate requirements into platform capabilities. Mentoring and on-call rotation are part of the role.