Security Platform SDE II: Build Scalable Security Systems

Amazon; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs.

You can work from San Francisco, Irvine, or Seattle, tackling large-scale security telemetry, automating security workflows, and delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years building and operating production backend services with end-to-end ownership.
• Deep fluency in a modern language (Go, Java, Python, or similar).
• Hands-on AWS: designing, deploying, and operating production services or pipelines, with IaC and safe rollout.
• Comfort driving clarity in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces.
• A track record of leading technical projects that span multiple services and parallel workstreams
• Strong cross-team communication able to disagree with data and commit once decided.

Responsibilities

• Own software projects end-to-end from design to production support.
• Collaborate across Security, Identity, Privacy, and Infra on Twitch-wide initiatives.
• Drive observability, reliability, and operational readiness for critical systems.
• Raise the engineering bar through design and code reviews and data-driven decisions.
• Participate in retrospectives and technical discussions, influencing decisions through leadership.

Skills

Backend development

Cross-team communication

Security-focused software

Production systems ownership

AI-assisted tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs.

You can work from San Francisco, Irvine, or Seattle, tackling large-scale security telemetry, automating security workflows, and delivering