Software Development Engineer, AWS Fraud Prevention

AWS Fraud Prevention is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their team focused on protecting AWS and its customers from fraud and compromise attacks. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge distributed systems at scale, building solutions to catch bad actors. The team has built extensible, configurable, and massively scalable fraud investigation and enforcement platforms.

As part of AWS Fraud Prevention, you'll work on preventing fraudulent access, detecting abusive behaviors using Machine Learning models and rules, containing risky accounts, and investigating suspicious activities. The team's mission is to protect AWS and its customers from financial and reputational risks while maintaining the best possible customer experience.

You'll be working in AWS Utility Computing (UC), which provides foundational services like Amazon S3 and EC2, along with continuous product innovations. The role involves close collaboration with machine learning research scientists to enhance current platforms and design next-generation fraud prevention systems. Your work will directly impact AWS cloud products and all customers.

The position offers a unique blend of technical challenges and business impact, with low operational load allowing focus on complex problem-solving. You'll work in a dynamic environment that requires rapid adaptation to changing fraud patterns. The role provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and satisfying technical curiosity.

AWS values diverse experiences and inclusive team culture, offering various affinity groups and inclusion events. The company provides extensive knowledge-sharing opportunities, mentorship, and career development resources. Work-life harmony is emphasized, with flexibility as part of the working culture.

The ideal candidate should have strong distributed systems experience, expertise in web services design and implementation, and experience with high-availability production systems. This role combines technical depth with business impact, offering the chance to protect millions of AWS customers while working with cutting-edge technology.