Software Development Engineer II, AFSS

Amazon • Herndon, VA

3d

About The Position

This position is located in Herndon, VA. Amazon Foundational Security Services
(AFSS) is looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) who is excited about
designing and building services that solve complex, ambiguous problems at the
scale of the entire AWS cloud. Our team owns security solutions that are used by
the entire company. An SDE on the team will design and develop highly scalable
and available services from end-to-end. They will raise the bar for quality and
delivery through mentorship of other engineers on the team. This is a highly
visible role within a highly visible program at AWS and is one which provides
significant opportunity to think big and deliver secure solutions for our
customers.

The team of engineers you will be joining is investing heavily in cloud-native
and containerized technologies and has a strong focus on designing architectures
which use purpose-driven compute and storage solutions that solve complex
problems. We also own all parts of our service from beginning to end, including
data pipelines and processing, analytics, and the interfaces our customers use,
and we place a high value on collaboration and imagination in defining and
creating our solutions. Therefore, you will have considerable opportunities to
Learn and Be Curious and Invent and Simplify while Delivering Results that have
an impact for customers across all of AWS.

About Amazon Security

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.

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 Amazon’s 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
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI
events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace
our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we
seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

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
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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• SDEs on the team design and deliver software solutions to difficult problems.
• They create working software which delivers simple solutions to complex problems, from prototype through delivery.
• You will perform meaningful and timely code reviews while coaching and mentoring other members of the team.
• You will also regularly collaborate with team members to identify process improvements and define and communicate best practices

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level