Senior Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Security

Amazon Security's Enterprise Protection team is seeking a Senior Systems Development Engineer to join their mission-critical security operations. This role focuses on building tools and services for monitoring and responding to malicious activity across Amazon's global network infrastructure. The position combines security engineering with distributed systems development, requiring expertise in both domains.

The role involves designing and implementing security solutions that protect Amazon and customer data at scale. You'll be working with cutting-edge technology to build flexible, secure, and high-performance tools that process and analyze data from Amazon's worldwide infrastructure. This is a hands-on position where you'll write production code, collaborate with product owners, and work directly with stakeholders to define scalable security solutions.

The team operates in an agile, startup-like environment where priorities are focused on delivering the highest impact solutions. You'll be responsible for the full software development lifecycle, from design through implementation and maintenance. The role includes on-call responsibilities, though the team emphasizes building fault-tolerant systems to minimize disruptions.

Amazon Security offers unique opportunities to work on diverse challenges across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, and physical stores. The organization emphasizes continuous learning and professional development, with resources available for career growth and skill enhancement. The team culture values diversity of thought and experience, encouraging ongoing learning and curiosity.

Working at Amazon Security means joining a team that prioritizes work-life harmony and offers flexible arrangements. You'll be part of an organization that's central to maintaining customer trust across all of Amazon's products and services, with opportunities to make significant impact on global security infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical skills with security domain knowledge, bringing experience in distributed systems and a track record of delivering complex software solutions. This role offers the chance to work on challenging problems at massive scale while contributing to the security of one of the world's largest technology companies.