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Amazon Software Dev Engineer II, Offensive Security Development and Engineering in Austin, Texas
Description
**This role is also open to Austin, TX | Seattle, WA.
Amazon’s Offensive Security organization is growing and is seeking a Software Development Engineers to join us to provide software development solutions for our Offensive Security teams (Penetration Test, Red Team, Bug Bounty). In this role, you will help build, own, maintain, and improve software platforms and solutions that will enable our offensive security teams to focus on finding security vulnerabilities across Amazon.
You will work with other members of our growing offensive security teams to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility of ideas. You will write high quality distributed software solutions, operating at a scale that’s not available anywhere else. Come help us drive software development best practices, operational and engineering excellence across the organization, and impact how other teams operate.
Key job responsibilities
Participate in the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of software platforms across the Offensive Security organization
Apply development best practices and operational and engineering excellence across the Offensive Security organization
Mentoring Junior engineers in the team.
Support effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities
Implement improvements to internal program and processes
Write and deliver high-quality documents for technical and non-technical audiences
About the team
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
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
3+ years of full stack development experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
5+ 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 committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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