Software Development Engineer II, AWS Security

AWS Security is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join their team in Herndon, VA. This role focuses on designing and building services that solve complex security challenges at AWS cloud scale. The position offers an opportunity to work on security solutions used across Amazon, developing highly scalable and available services from end-to-end.

The team is heavily invested in cloud-native and containerized technologies, focusing on purpose-driven compute and storage solutions. They own all aspects of their service, including data pipelines, processing, analytics, and customer interfaces. The role involves automating permission management and reducing cognitive load for resource owners by providing contextual information about resource permissions.

As an SDE II, you'll be responsible for designing and delivering software solutions, performing code reviews, and mentoring team members. The position offers significant opportunities to learn, innovate, and deliver impactful results across AWS. Amazon Security values diverse experiences and maintains a high bar for security across all Amazon's products and services.

The role provides extensive career growth opportunities through knowledge-sharing, training, and resources for professional development. Amazon emphasizes work-life harmony with flexible work arrangements. The team culture promotes ongoing learning, diversity, equity, and inclusion through various events and initiatives.

This is a highly visible position within AWS, offering the chance to work on security solutions that impact customers across the entire AWS ecosystem. The ideal candidate should have strong software development experience, architecture design skills, and a passion for building secure, scalable solutions.