Software Development Engineer, Amazon Foundation Security Services

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

San Diego CA USA

Ever wonder how it feels to have hundreds of thousands of users counting on you to keep Amazon secure without slowing anyone down Amazon Securitys Access Review team is the group for you! We own the systems 250000 Amazonians use to review and right-size the access they hold across Teams Bindles Hostclasses and Permission Groups. We sit at the intersection of security compliance and developer productivity connected to nearly every part of Amazons worldwide service-oriented architecture. Whether youre passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems in the cloud or youre a software developer who likes to solve interesting and complex business problems Access Review is the place for you.

Our mission is to enforce industry-leading least privilege at Amazon scale: every person and service should have exactly the access they need and nothing more. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to design and build large-scale high-impact Access Management systems with company-wide reach and to help lead the next chapter of that mission applying AI and machine learning to the hardest problem in the space determining the right level of least-privilege access automatically. You will build the intelligence that surfaces unused and excessive permissions recommends precise access decisions and continuously drives the fleet toward least privilege with minimal human toil. There is ample opportunity to innovate and deliver outcomes that measurably reduce Amazons security risk.

You will collaborate with the leadership team to drive key engineering and business decisions that shape the access experience for the entire Amazon developer community. You will contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle across multiple products including design implementation documentation testing deployment and operations.

Successful candidates for this position will have strong software engineering fundamentals such as object-oriented design algorithms data structures and a good grasp of advanced systems concepts and design. Experience applying AI/ML to real-world problems is a plus but not required well help you grow into it. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills be self-driven and consistently deliver high-quality results. They need to really enjoy working closely with their peers within a group of very talented engineers and builders.

This position involves on-call responsibilities. We dont like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged we work together to resolve the root cause so that we dont get paged for the same issue twice. Come build with us!

A day in the life
Our team is responsible for building and maintaining multiple services that are critical for access management across Amazon. Youll work with your teammates peers in our organization stakeholders and customers from all around the company to define the access management experience.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont 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 Amazons 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
Inclusive Team Culture
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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 theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 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

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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 may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA San Diego - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually

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