Security SDE — Build Scalable Cloud Threat Detection

Socket.dev

Maryland

Hybrid

USD 144,000 - 194,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and manage services that detect and automate mitigation of cyber threats across AWS infrastructure. The role offers a flexible work environment with core hours and distributed teams primarily in Maryland and Virginia.

Responsibilities include designing scalable architectures for low-latency data processing, collaborating with data scientists and security engineers, and mentoring engineers while driving testing and automation

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.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

Be a leader and role-model for Amazon LPs.
Design scalable architectures for low-latency data processing.
Collaborate with data scientists and security engineers to build automated security detections and mitigation workflows.
Improve the observability, performance, and efficiency of our current systems.
Raise the bar for testing, repeatability, and automation.
Mentor less experienced engineers on mental models, decision making, technical skills, and leadership principles.