Security SDE for Cloud Optics & IaC (Flexible Hours)

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401k matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking engineers to design and build services used to protect AWS locations. You will contribute to scalable software, lead architecture decisions, and participate in code reviews within a security-focused team that serves AWS worldwide.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, IaC deployment, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while maintaining a strong commitment to reliability and security at our Arlington, VA location.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• Knowledge of machine learning model architecture and inference

Responsibilities

• You design software solutions to enable new features or improve software. You may still require guidance from your team's leadership to ensure your designs are in alignment with your team's long-term architectural strategy.
• You work on difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks. You bring clarity to problems and identify simple designs for solutions.
• You are active in the code review process on your team, providing meaningful feedback to others, including those who are more senior.

Skills

Software development

Architecture design

Machine learning

LLM fundamentals

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Security is seeking engineers to design and build services used to protect AWS locations. You will contribute to scalable software, lead architecture decisions, and participate in code reviews within a security-focused team that serves AWS worldwide.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, IaC deployment, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while maintaining a strong commitment to reliability and security at our Arlington, VA location.