Amazon · 5 hours ago
Software Development Engineer III, Pentest Tools Team
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $227K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company focused on security and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design and implementation of large-scale pentest automation systems and enhance pentester productivity through scalable APIs and services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Lead design and implementation of large-scale pentest automation systems that enhance pentester productivity and builder experiences through scalable APIs and services
Pioneer GenAI-powered pentest agents to automate security testing workflows, including AI-assisted code reviews, automated vulnerability detection, and intelligent test generation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies and contribute to the team's long-term roadmap, including integration of emerging AI technologies
Architect robust, scalable infrastructure that handles high-volume concurrent pentest operations and integrates emerging AI technologies into security testing workflows
Drive engineering excellence by implementing best practices for code quality, testing, and debugging while mentoring junior engineers on both traditional and AI-powered development tools
Evaluate and integrate latest technologies to advance pentest automation capabilities, contributing to intellectual property through patents and technical innovations in AI-assisted security testing
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
Experience in operations of highly available and scalable internet systems with a large customer base
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or other related discipline
Preferred
5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Experience building services using AWS products
Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale
Ability to work with senior leaders across organizations to develop and champion long-term technical strategy
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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