AWS Security SDE: Build Threat Detection Platforms

Amazon; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Software Development Engineer for AWS Security to build and run services that detect and automatically mitigate cybersecurity threats across Amazon’s infrastructure.

You will collaborate with security engineers and data scientists to create scalable, low-latency data processing pipelines, improving observability and performance while advancing testing and automation. A diverse team culture and mentorship are emphasized.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems
• 1+ years of software development engineer experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data scientists and security engineers to build automated security detection and mitigation workflows
• Design scalable architectures for low-latency, big data processing
• Improve the observability, performance, and efficiency of our existing systems
• Raise the bar for testing, repeatability, automation, and operational excellence
• Mentor and develop teammates, both technically and professionally
• Seek out, develop, and advocate for new technologies

Skills

Python

C++

Software design

Big data processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Amazon seeks a Software Development Engineer for AWS Security to build and run services that detect and automatically mitigate cybersecurity threats across Amazon’s infrastructure.

You will collaborate with security engineers and data scientists to create scalable, low-latency data processing pipelines, improving observability and performance while advancing testing and automation. A diverse team culture and mentorship are emphasized.