Software Dev Engineer II, Denied Party Screening, Onboarding Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon seeks an SDE II for Denied Party Screening Onboarding Tech to design, build, and operate distributed systems enabling client onboarding into DPS screening services. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle from requirements to deployment and operation while collaborating with compliance and partner engineering teams.

You will contribute to a major unification initiative, reduce onboarding time, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced security-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered or distributed software applications.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable services that support client onboarding and DPS screening workflows.
• Drive system unification by consolidating legacy onboarding tools into a unified platform.
• Own and operate production services with focus on availability, latency, and on-call readiness.
• Collaborate with onboarding managers, compliance teams, and service owners to define requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers on the team.
• Contribute to the team's technical roadmap to improve reliability and reduce onboarding friction.
• Write clean, well-tested code following Amazon's engineering standards and security practices.

Skills

Software development

C#

C++

Java

Perl

OO design

Distributed systems

Education

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

Job description

Software Dev Engineer II, Denied Party Screening, Onboarding Tech

Job ID: 10524051 | Amazon.com Services LLC

The DPS Onboarding Tech team is responsible for building and operating the technology that powers client onboarding into Amazon's Denied Party Screening (DPS) ecosystem. Our team owns the end-to-end technical onboarding journey, from client intake and data enrichment to pre-processing and screening configuration, ensuring that new businesses and populations are integrated into DPS accurately, efficiently, and at scale. We are currently driving a major system unification initiative to consolidate fragmented onboarding workflows into a cohesive, scalable platform that reduces business onboarding time and increases ecosystem adoption.
We are looking for a talented Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) to join our Onboarding Tech team within DPS. In this role, you will design, build, and operate distributed systems that enable seamless client onboarding into DPS screening services. You will work across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and system design through implementation, testing, deployment, and operational excellence, while collaborating closely with onboarding program managers, compliance stakeholders, and partner engineering teams.
Key job responsibilities

• Design and build scalable services that support client onboarding, data enrichment, and pre-processing pipelines for DPS screening workflows
• Drive system unification efforts by consolidating legacy onboarding tools and workflows into a unified, extensible platform
• Own and operate production services with a focus on availability, latency, and operational excellence (on-call rotation, runbooks, alarming, and monitoring)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with onboarding program managers, compliance teams, and upstream/downstream service owners to define requirements and deliver solutions
• Mentor and guide junior engineers (SDE I) on the team, contributing to code reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices
• Contribute to the team's technical roadmap by identifying opportunities to improve system reliability, reduce onboarding friction, and automate manual processes
• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code in alignment with Amazon's engineering standards and security best practices

A day in the life
About the team
Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic 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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 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
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.