Sr. Software Development Engineer, Abuse Prevention, Devices and Services Security

About the Company

Amazon Lab
126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high‑profile consumer electronics. Founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of , Inc., it has created best‑selling products such as the Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and more recently, Ring devices.

In this role you will design and implement scalable backend services on AWS that protect millions of Amazon devices — including Echo and Fire TV — from emerging security threats. Your work will involve building robust, high‑throughput services for data collection, real‑time threat monitoring, and automated abuse detection, processing large volumes of device telemetry to identify and neutralize malicious activity.

You will develop detection pipelines and security analyzers that identify threats such as malware, privilege escalation, and anomalous device behavior, using a defense‑in‑depth approach. Additionally, you will harness machine learning techniques, including supervised/unsupervised learning, model optimization, and LLM‑based approaches, to detect and classify malicious patterns at scale.

Complex data pipelines and automated workflows will support continuous analysis and rapid response. Familiarity with Android and embedded Linux platforms is a significant plus, as your services will interface directly with and protect these devices.

Working in a fast‑paced environment, you will apply the highest standards to software engineering, building critical infrastructure that safeguards the security and trust of millions of customers.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, focusing on reliability and scalability
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Strong focus on building and operating scalable, high‑availability backend services

• 5+ years of the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience designing, building, operating, and managing large‑scale distributed systems or web services
• Experience designing services for high throughput and low latency at scale, including data pipelines and real‑time analytics (streaming, batch processing)
• Familiarity with Android, embedded Linux, and experience in C/C++
• Experience with security engineering, abuse detection, or threat monitoring systems, including ML/AI techniques applied to detection or classification problems
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices with operational excellence practices (monitoring, alarming, on‑call ownership)

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, optional supplemental life plans, employee assistance program, 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 at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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USA, TX, Austin – Salary range: $ – $ annually.