Software Development Engineer - AWS GuardDuty

Salary: $143,400 - 143,400 per year Requirements:

• We require 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• We require 2+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including reliability and scaling considerations.
• We require 1+ years of experience as a software development engineer or in a related role.
• We require 1+ years of experience designing and building large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• We require 1+ years of object-oriented design experience.
• We require a bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• We require experience programming in at least one software language.
• We prefer 3+ years of experience across the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• We prefer a bachelors degree in computer science or an equivalent qualification.

• We design, develop, and support highly available, scalable distributed systems for our Malware Protection and Runtime Monitoring services.
• We build and operate metadata services that enrich data for our internal GuardDuty teams.
• We own and improve the runtime agent provisioning and agent coverage platform across AWS compute services.
• We deliver features end to end across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and operations.
• We use AI-assisted development tools to speed up design, coding, testing, code review, and operational workflows while maintaining a high quality bar.
• We write testable, high-quality code and take part in design and code reviews, using AI tooling to improve efficiency and consistency without compromising correctness or security.
• We troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis and operational excellence efforts.
• We collaborate with security engineers, applied scientists, and product managers to define technical solutions.
• We mentor junior engineers on engineering best practices, including responsible and effective use of AI tooling, and help shape team standards.
• We contribute to operational excellence through on-call rotations, runbook creation, and system monitoring.

• AI
• AWS
• C#
• Embedded
• Support
• Java
• Perl
• Security
• Cloud
• DevOps
• EC2
• Machine Learning

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Amazon GuardDuty is our threat detection service that continuously monitors AWS data sources and logs to identify unexpected, potentially unauthorized, and malicious activity in customer environments. Our team in Los Angeles works on GuardDutys Malware Protection and Runtime Monitoring products, building systems that protect millions of AWS customers worldwide. The role is hands-on and high impact, with close collaboration across security engineering, applied science, and product management. We offer comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and additional support programs, along with sign-on payments and restricted stock units as part of the package. The listed base salary range for Santa Monica, California is USD 143,400 annually.

last updated 40 week of 2026