Amazon · 1 day ago
Sr. Software Dev Engineer, AI Security
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $227K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their Artificial Intelligence Security (AISec) team, focusing on building secure and innovative solutions. The role involves leading cross-functional projects, defining best practices in software development, and ensuring the quality of architecture and design for scalable security services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Building a massively scalable global security service that is core to all Amazon services
Owning the definition of best practices for the software development lifecycle used by junior engineers, including its design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics
Working as part of cross-functional teams to develop secure solutions for our customers
Owning the technology stack for one of the most secure and reliable services in all of Amazon
Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects
Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions
Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations
Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices
Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions
Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry
Qualification
Required
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred
5+ 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
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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