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Amazon Software Development Engineer, Application Security Development in Austin, Texas
Description
Help us protect all Amazon customers, from Amazon Fresh to Fulfillment Centers. We are looking for a security-focused software development engineer who wants to make a difference to ensure that protecting customer data is at the forefront of all development.
Key job responsibilities
You will work on a team of talented software developers that builds production applications and services. These applications help all Amazon builders design secure systems for, and on behalf of, customers. You will be challenged by complex user interfaces, problems surrounding knowledge modeling and reasoning, and will solve for service scale and latency constraints as you build features that delight your users and integrate with critical systems and processes across Amazon. We believe in experimentation, iterating quickly, and continuously working backwards from the feedback of our customers.
A day in the life
This team builds tools used by all Amazonians to help design secure systems, threat model, and make secure design choices. This is an exciting opportunity to help a new AI-based project take off in the security space and expand to support new use cases and integrations.
About the team
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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Austin, TX, USA
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 software programming language
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
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
Demonstrated ability in delivering solutions using AWS products, such as DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, etc.
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.