Job Description

DESCRIPTION
Would you like to help implement novel approaches to how security engineers learn about the numerous Amazon applications. How about working with customers and peers from the entire range of Amazon's businesses on products that make a real difference in our Amazon Security goals? Whether you're passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems in the cloud or a software developer who likes to solve interesting and complex business problems, Amazon Security has the challenges you are looking for.
Amazon Security is responsible for the protection of customer and corporate data. We are connected to all parts of Amazon's business and its massive, worldwide service-oriented architecture. We are looking for a Software Development Engineers who are excited about leading the technical vision and architecture for innovative, mission critical software security systems that affect how Amazon developers create and deploy software that is secure and protects Amazon's and our customers data.
Key job responsibilities
You will work with the leadership team to drive key engineering and business decisions that will influence the Amazon developer experience. You'll build and expand innovative detection services that reach all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle across the entire Amazon development community, including design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment and operations across multiple teams, including mobile application developers. Since our systems are foundational to the Amazon ecosystem, you will also have the opportunity to learn about various Amazon business including the Amazon e-Commerce websites, Prime, Alexa, and AWS.
We're looking for a creative, customer- and details-obsessed Software Development Engineer with strong software engineering fundamentals (object-oriented design, algorithms and data structures) and a good grasp of advanced systems concepts and design. You must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and be able to deliver high quality results in a fast paced environment. You need to enjoy working closely with your peers of very talented engineers.
A day in the life
You'll solve complex challenges by designing and implementing scalable solutions that protect Amazon's customers and systems. You'll work with security engineering teams to transform domain expertise into software that mitigates risks at unprecedented scale. In a typical day, you might:

• Develop code that reduces manual security processes by 50% or more, enabling our teams to respond faster and more effectively
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate intricate security requirements into elegant, high-performance software solutions
• Prototype and implement security tools that protect millions of customers and billions in transactions

You'll work in an environment that values rapid innovation, where your ideas can move from concept to production in weeks, not months. Your work directly impacts Amazon's ability to maintain the highest standards of customer trust and system resilience.
About the team
Discovery's mission is to prevent bad source code from being deployed. We are an automation team that builds scalable, automated solutions to identify security issues in all code across Amazon and its businesses so they can be remediated before being deployed, ultimately protecting Amazon's customers.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training and Career growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Strong architectural and system design skills in Java
- Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and non-relational databases
- Experience with mobile application development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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