Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance

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The AWS Compliance & Security Assurance Engineering team is in the business of building customer trust. We are responsible for scaling AWS's ability to exceed the security and compliance expectations of our regulators, auditors, and customers globally. We design and build services that stand up to the scrutiny of external regulators and inspection by AWS's most security-sensitive customers. We leverage Generative AI to enhance our security and compliance capabilities.

We are a multidisciplinary team comprising software engineers, security engineers, technical product/program managers, data engineers, and compliance specialists.

As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will influence projects or initiatives that span across multiple products and/or teams, build and own internal services that identify and monitor security/compliance-relevant attributes of key infrastructure, streamline and scale execution of security and compliance audits/examinations of AWS services, and expand our ability to continuously monitor key security functions. You will demonstrate a high bar for engineer excellence, lead the technical strategy, and provide technical advisory for adjacent teams.

You will write code that works at Amazon scale, mentor SDEs, contribute to solving complex engineering problems as well as business problems, and help evolve a vision of compliance and security at AWS.

• Write high-quality code with thorough test coverage while mentoring other developers.
• Figure out what it takes to engineer systems for "Amazon Scale".
• Value conversations about cattle-vs-pets, continuous resiliency, and capacity testing.
• Design highly available, secure, distributed microservices and consult with peers and technical leaders.
• Work on Agile projects with high visibility while improving planning, design, implementation, testing, and operations processes.
• Take full ownership and operate the systems you build based on real-time customer data and demanding service-level agreements.

• 5+ years of 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 experience (coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience or familiarity with building scalable systems that integrate Generative AI technologies.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences, encourages candidates who may not meet all listed qualifications, and embraces alternative career paths. Security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful experiences. The team offers opportunities across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. Continuous DEI events and learning experiences inspire collaboration and the celebration of diverse perspectives. Training, knowledge sharing, and career-advancing resources help develop professionals.

Work‑life harmony is valued, with flexible hours and arrangements to support success at work and home.

Base salary range:  –  USD annually (Seattle, WA, USA). The package includes sign‑on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), benefits such as health, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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