Software Engineer II: Identity Security & Abuse Prevention

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking security‑minded software engineers to design, build, and optimize scalable systems across multiple teams. You will contribute to cloud‑focused, multi‑tiered applications with emphasis on performance, reliability, and security.

The role requires strong fundamentals in data structures, OO design, and modern languages; you will work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment influencing engineers and executives alike.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 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.
• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of Object‑Oriented Design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reusable, maintainable, and performant software consistent with Amazon standard technologies (Java, JavaScript, React, SOA, AWS, etc.).
• Adopt best practices in software engineering: Design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, and operations.
• Excel in Dev‑Ops along with development. Solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
• Build good working relationships within the team and with others across Amazon.
• Follow Scrum and other agile methods to deliver the most important features to the customer first.
• Design and build authentication and authorization services to secure applications and services at scale.

Skills

OO Design

Multi-threaded

Java

C++

C#

Perl

Python

Software architecture

Education

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

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking security‑minded software engineers to design, build, and optimize scalable systems across multiple teams. You will contribute to cloud‑focused, multi‑tiered applications with emphasis on performance, reliability, and security.

The role requires strong fundamentals in data structures, OO design, and modern languages; you will work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment influencing engineers and executives alike.