Software Development Engineer III, Secure Foundations - Detective Tooling

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to join the Secure Foundations - Detective Tooling team in New York. You will build scalable security tooling for the AWS cloud, influencing security across EC2, S3, Lambda, and more.

You will design, develop, and deliver high-impact services at scale, mentoring peers and collaborating with cross‑team engineering groups. This role offers opportunities to prototype new detection capabilities, contribute to automated remediation campaigns, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 5+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Build services that solve complex, ambiguous problems at the scale of the AWS cloud.
• Design and develop highly scalable systems for detecting security issues in software and triggering campaigns to drive remediation of security problems.
• Rapidly prototype and incubate new security features and solutions.
• Work closely with other internal development teams across various AWS services to coordinate security improvements.
• Deliver high quality solutions in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift.
• Learn about emerging security threats and implement systems to protect AWS from them.

Skills

Software development

Mentor/tech lead

System design

Leadership experience

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Software Development Engineer III, Secure Foundations - Detective Tooling

Job ID: 10518426 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Come join a creative team of Software Developers and Security Engineers dedicated to the security of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment for all of AWS customers. Since 2006, our team has been enabling our customers to bring great ideas to life in ways that aren’t possible in traditional IT environments. With AWS you can flexibly harness compute, storage, security, and other services from across the globe as your business demands them.

Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers make billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud. They harness the power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable innovative applications, websites, and businesses. The AWS Security team owns security for all of these services offered by AWS, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and more than 150 others. As a Software Development Engineer, you will help us design and build tools that keeps AWS secure. Our team deals with immense quantities of resources across huge distributed systems, pushing the envelope on scale and advanced analytical techniques to find and mitigate security threats. This is a high visibility team that addresses important security challenges in AWS. You will engage with other teams across AWS to help secure their products.

While you may not be a security expert just yet, in this role you’ll develop a broad and deep understanding of the overall AWS security posture. Your work will impact all employees within AWS and help us shape the future direction of automatic security tools in AWS.

The Proactive Security Builder Experience (PSBX) organization within AWS Security is looking for a talented Software Development Engineer to join the API Security Testing and Automation team. PSBX owns and builds large-scale automated detection services that ensure the security of all our services. This is a highly visible role within a highly visible program at AWS and is one which provides significant opportunity to make a big impact and deliver secure solutions for our customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Build services that solve complex, ambiguous problems at the scale of the AWS cloud
• Design and develop highly scalable systems for detecting security issues in software and triggering campaigns to drive remediation of security problems
• Rapidly prototype and incubate new security features and solutions
• Work closely with other internal development teams across various AWS services to coordinate security improvements
• Deliver high quality solutions in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift
• Learn about emerging security threats and implement systems to protect AWS from them

A day in the life

You’ll whiteboard solutions with senior engineers and code features and services end-to-end.

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

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ 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, NY, New York - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 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.