Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Security Platform Engineering - Query Platform

Amazon Security Platform Engineering's Query Platform team is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join their innovative security team. This role focuses on protecting Amazon and its customers through advanced security analytics and big data solutions. The team supports critical security infrastructure handling petabyte-scale datasets for incident response, threat-hunting, and security analytics.

The position offers unique exposure to various Amazon business areas including e-commerce, Prime, Alexa, and AWS. You'll be working on building and maintaining the Query Platform, which consists of services for query scheduling, routing, auditing, and engine built on Apache Spark. The role involves modernizing security intelligence platforms and developing low-latency job orchestration services.

The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with distributed systems, and proficiency in languages like Scala, Java, or Python. Knowledge of big-data technologies such as Apache Spark, Trino, and Flink is valuable. The team values diverse experiences and provides extensive opportunities for career growth through continuous learning and development.

Amazon Security offers a collaborative environment where security is central to maintaining customer trust. The organization provides opportunities to work on cutting-edge security challenges across Amazon's diverse product portfolio. The team culture emphasizes work-life harmony with flexible arrangements and focuses on ongoing learning and diversity initiatives.

This role combines technical expertise with security domain knowledge, offering a chance to make a significant impact on Amazon's security infrastructure while working with latest technologies and handling large-scale data systems.