Software Development Engineer, Amazon Security Platform Engineering - Query Platform (San Diego)

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

San Diego, CA, USA

Come work on our Amazon Security team to protect Amazon and our customers!

If you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment and are interested in pushing the boundaries of what's possible with big data, cloud computing, and security analytics, Amazon Security Platform Engineering's Query Platform team is the place for you. We support a suite of services and products to query petabyte-scale datasets efficiently, and enable critical security use cases such as incident response, security analytics, threat-hunting, and low-latency detections. Since our systems are foundational to the Amazon Security ecosystem, you'll also have the opportunity to learn about various Amazon business areas including e-commerce, Prime, Alexa, and AWS.

Successful candidates for this position will possess:

- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including expertise in object-oriented design, algorithms, and data structures

- Experience building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems

- Proficiency in Scala, Java, or Python with a solid understanding of multi-threading and memory management

- Knowledge of big-data compute engines such as Apache Spark, Trino, Flink, and open table formats like Apache Iceberg

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Self-motivation and the ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment

Key job responsibilities

- Build and support Amazon Security's Query Platform which consists of a suite of services for query scheduling, routing, auditing, and engine built on Apache Spark.

- Modernize security intelligence platform's data catalog and governance services to provide customers with rule based access controls and fine-grained data access.

- Innovate and build data triggered job orchestration services to enable low-latency job execution on security data.

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, 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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 QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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 Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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