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Software Development Engineer, AWS Security, HawkEye

AmazonColumbia, MDL6 LeadSeptember 15th, 2026
Overview As an AWS Security SDE, you will build and manage scalable security services that detect and mitigate cyber threats across Amazon’s infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and security engineers across teams to deliver automated protections at massive scale. The role focuses on reducing risk for all AWS customers while advancing security innovation. You will operate in a flexible, results-driven environment with on-call responsibilities supporting fault-tolerant systems. Compensation / Benefitshealth insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)401(k) matchingpaid time offparenteral leaveflexible work hoursRSUs ResponsibilitiesLead by example for Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs)Design scalable architectures for low-latency data processingCollaborate with data scientists and security engineers to build automated security detections and mitigation workflowsImprove observability, performance, and efficiency of current systemsRaise the bar for testing, repeatability, and automationMentor less experienced engineers on mental models, decision making, technical skills, and leadership principles Key requirements3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling)Experience programming with at least one software programming languageleadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationscalable architecture designlow-latency data processingautomated security detections and mitigations