Software Development Engineer, AWS Engagement Security

Software Development Engineer, AWS Engagement Security

Job :  | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

AWS Engagement Security (Eng Sec) enables AWS colleagues, partners, and contractors to meet the AWS Security Bar when interacting directly with the public and our customers. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build and operate large-scale, distributed systems that power Eng Sec services. You will lead the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure and tooling that enable AWS teams to deliver for our customers while meeting strict security requirements.

This role includes supporting AI/ML workloads, including Large Language Model (LLM) applications.

As an SDE, you will own critical systems end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment and operations. You will work closely with security engineers, machine learning engineers, project managers, and other SDEs. Your solutions will reduce the effort to deliver secure results, speed up and simplify security activities like code scanning and compliance analysis, and collect data about security to help AWS leaders make informed decisions.

• Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure that leverages AI to deliver faster, more resilient services to customers.
• Develop automation tools and frameworks to eliminate manual operational work.
• Support AI/ML applications.
• Own the operational health of services, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues across the full stack, from application to infrastructure.
• Drive improvements in system reliability, performance, and efficiency through data‑driven analysis.
• Participate in on‑call rotation to ensure 24/7 service availability.
• Collaborate with security and ML teams to improve system architecture and operational excellence.

• Ownership:
  Take responsibility for the long‑term operational health of systems.
• Dive Deep:
  Understand the AWS platform and leverage its capabilities.
• Deliver Results:
  Meet availability and performance targets consistently.
• Invent and Simplify:
  Automate manual processes and reduce operational complexity.
• Learn and Be Curious:
  Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML and LLMs.
• Are Right, A Lot:
  Engage in automation to uphold the security bar for diverse global teams.
• This role works from the office.
• This role participates in on‑call rotation.

• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development.
• AWS certification, such as AWS Solutions Architect, or a similar cloud certification.
• 3+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, Dev Ops, security administration, or network administration experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.

• Experience in any combination of application security frameworks, security code reviews, incident response, secure infrastructure, penetration testing, mobile security, cloud security, AI security, identity and access controls, threat modeling, cryptography, threat intelligence, or secure software development.
• Experience with databases (SQL, No
  
  SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis).
• Knowledge of one or more ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensor Flow) and ML methods including NLP models (BERT, GPT‑2/3), computer vision models (object detection, image recognition), and text‑based models (Seq2
  
  Seq, topic modeling).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.
• Effective communication of complex concepts through written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency in Python scripting.

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

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, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

USA, CA, Irvine -  -  USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville -  -  USD annually
USA, TX, Dallas -  -  USD annually
USA, TX, Houston -  -  USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington -  -  USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon -  -  USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle -  -  USD annually