{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"fe49878a1e5fc7a601951fbf","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fe49878a1e5fc7a601951fbf","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fe49878a1e5fc7a601951fbf","title":"Sr. Software Dev Engineer, AI Security","description":"DESCRIPTION\nWe are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer who thrives at the forefront of technology, science, and security to join Artificial Intelligence Security (AISec), working with teams across Amazon to accelerate delivery of spectacular, safe, secure, models, agents, and applications.\n\nYou dive deep into of details of business, operations, and engineering. You are a deeply-technical, detail-oriented leader who can build and grow organizations and other leaders. Our team culture encourages innovation and we expect builders and managers deeply own vision, strategy, and execution. You will have the opportunity to engage with technologies that are actively being developed. In addition to engineering teams, you will work directly with infrastructure and partner service teams.\n\nYou are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be a positive influencer across diverse teams, be able to effectively rally support for your initiatives,\nand be able to help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet your program goals.\nYou are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach.\n\nIn Amazon Security, we’re growing rapidly and we need leaders that can grow and scale their\norganizations at a rapid pace. You’ll also need strong judgment. Our leaders demonstrate ownership and autonomy so they need to be right a lot. You will have to be obsessed with delivering the most customer-centric experience for security engineering on the planet. Finally, you’ll need to be able to invent and simplify which is what we do every day on Amazon service teams.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nYour responsibilities include:\n\nBuilding a massively scalable global security service that is core to all Amazon services.\nOwning the definition of best practices for the software development lifecycle used by junior engineers, including its design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics.\nWorking as part of cross-functional teams to develop secure solutions for our customers.\nOwning the technology stack for one of the most secure and reliable services in all of Amazon.\n\nA day in the life\nAs a Senior Engineer you’ll be expected to:\n\nServe as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.\nEnsure the quality of architecture and design of systems.\nFunctionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.\nFully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.\nPossess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.\nLeverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions.\nEffectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\nExperience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nUSA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon.com Services","rawCompany":"amazoncom services","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-15T14:19:50.312Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Software Dev Engineer, AI Security","description":"DESCRIPTION\nWe are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer who thrives at the forefront of technology, science, and security to join Artificial Intelligence Security (AISec), working with teams across Amazon to accelerate delivery of spectacular, safe, secure, models, agents, and applications.\n\nYou dive deep into of details of business, operations, and engineering. You are a deeply-technical, detail-oriented leader who can build and grow organizations and other leaders. Our team culture encourages innovation and we expect builders and managers deeply own vision, strategy, and execution. You will have the opportunity to engage with technologies that are actively being developed. In addition to engineering teams, you will work directly with infrastructure and partner service teams.\n\nYou are proactive in removing roadblocks, pave the way for innovation, and can handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be a positive influencer across diverse teams, be able to effectively rally support for your initiatives,\nand be able to help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet your program goals.\nYou are able to handle business escalations with a data-driven approach.\n\nIn Amazon Security, we’re growing rapidly and we need leaders that can grow and scale their\norganizations at a rapid pace. You’ll also need strong judgment. Our leaders demonstrate ownership and autonomy so they need to be right a lot. You will have to be obsessed with delivering the most customer-centric experience for security engineering on the planet. Finally, you’ll need to be able to invent and simplify which is what we do every day on Amazon service teams.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nYour responsibilities include:\n\nBuilding a massively scalable global security service that is core to all Amazon services.\nOwning the definition of best practices for the software development lifecycle used by junior engineers, including its design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics.\nWorking as part of cross-functional teams to develop secure solutions for our customers.\nOwning the technology stack for one of the most secure and reliable services in all of Amazon.\n\nA day in the life\nAs a Senior Engineer you’ll be expected to:\n\nServe as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.\nEnsure the quality of architecture and design of systems.\nFunctionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.\nFully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.\nPossess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.\nLeverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions.\nEffectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\nExperience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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