Software Development Engineer, Identity Security & Abuse Prevention

Looking to build high-scale Authentication and Authorization services within Amazon World Wide Operations Security? Passionate about protecting customer data? Come join us as we craft impactful products and great experiences across a wide surface of customers!

Amazon’s mission is to be ‘Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company’ and our team is an essential part of that mission. We enable Customer Service and other businesses with rigorous authentication of Customer Service Agents and retail customers to hold a high bar for securing access to customer data. This includes password-auth, token-based MFA, rules-based/fine-grained/contextual authorization, operations and governance systems. Our team lives in a multi-dimensional world of delivering for customers, addressing risks and continually making our products and experiences more secure.

We’re seeking Software Development Engineers to drive the next generation of authorization solutions, solving problems for which there are no off-the-shelf solutions. In this role, you’ll be working with a group of strong engineers in pursuit of timely and secure authentication and authorization services on top of effective data sovereignty, compliance with regional privacy regulations, integration with a wide array of applications and services, and delivery of a fantastic customer experience.

Key job responsibilities

The team owns multiple high-availability, low-latency services (Tier-1) and hold ourselves accountable to rigorous service-level objectives and design & code quality standards. Our tech stack ranges across multiple AWS public offerings and includes Java, Python, Fargate, Typescript, DynamoDB, Lambdas, SQS, and more. We grow careers here - we look for every opportunity to get the correct work, complexity and challenges in front of team members so they can realize the growth they’re seeking.

About the team

CSIAM team places a premium on caring for each other and driving an optimal work/life balance - we work hard to deliver for customers, and we support each other closely to make sure we have time to enjoy friends, family and the fruits of our labor. We’re based in Seattle and support products, services and teams around the globe.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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 and 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.

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred qualifications

- 3+ 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually