Software Development Engineer, Amazon Security Platform Engineering

About the role

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

Key job responsibilities

• Get to innovate working on one of the largest Data Lakes at Amazon using AWS technologies in novel and advanced ways to support Security Engineers.
• Design, implement, and test systems for Security Engineers.
• Use AWS services to build highly available infrastructure for these tools.
• Automate deployments, upgrades, and system changes.
• Partner with security engineers and learn how they use our tools to protect Amazon’s operations.
• Ensure that our systems can ingest petabytes of incoming data without slowing down.
• Participate in oncall operations and keep systems operating for our partners across the company.
• Uncover opportunities to build skills in cloud computing, security, and data engineering.

About The Team

Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

Training & Career Growth

Training & 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.

Work/Life Balance

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ 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

Priorities

• 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
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure
• Experience working with AWS Services
• Experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem, or experience in software development

Company

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

Los Angeles County Applicants

Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Criminal History

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Accommodations

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit here for more information.

Benefits

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.