Senior Software Development Engineer, Engagement Security

Overview

AWS Engagement Security (Eng Sec) enables AWS colleagues, partners, and contractors to meet AWS's high security bar when working with the public and our customers. We seek a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build and operate large‑scale, distributed systems that power internal security services. You will lead the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure and tooling that enable AWS teams to deliver for our customers while meeting our strict security requirements.

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

• 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.
• Mentor one or more developers on the team.
• Own the operational health of services, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Participate in on‑call rotation to ensure 24/7 service availability.
• Collaborate with security and ML teams to improve system architecture and operational excellence.

• 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• 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.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent field.

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Salary ranges are posted on the Amazon Jobs site. Learn more about Amazon’s benefits at .

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