Software Development Engineer, Ads Security

The Ads Security organization at Amazon is dedicated to creating innovative technical solutions that detect, assess, and mitigate security risks within Amazon’s Advertising businesses. Our vision is to accelerate the development velocity of the Advertising business by ensuring that our products are inherently secure.

We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to build software security solutions that will enable our partners in Amazon Ads to deliver at the speed of business, and reduce the time they spend securing their products and applications. This is a rare opportunity to join at the early stage of a critical program which would help us build security innovation and automation solutions, capable of securing systems and resources on a massive scale.

You will be expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing and operations; as well as have end-to-end ownership of several products in Ads Security. You have proven experience in security, big data, and in implementing solutions leveraging AI. A successful candidate has strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven, and deliver high quality results in the face of ambiguity in aa fast paced environment.

The ideal candidate will work with high levels of ambiguity, and will help find and resolve problems before we are aware that there will be problems. Amazon teams work with a lot of autonomy, which makes it our challenge to develop solutions to keep them developing securely and with the flexibility that enables them to innovate faster.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive the design, implementation and deployment of efficient, robust products to deliver access risk lifecycle management capabilities.
- Adopt an iterative, continuous improvement approach to release and deploy product features.
- Work in an agile environment, collaborate with peers on designs, technical refinements, code reviews, testing and customer issues.
- Develop/ adopt testing frameworks and implement test plans to improve code quality and facilitate continuous delivery.
- Build reusable code patterns including API’s, libraries, SDK’s etc.
- Lead design reviews to ensure all software development efforts are tactically aligned.
- Mentor fellow engineers and drive engineering excellence.
- End-to-end ownership of several products in Ads Security.
- Develop next generation products that leverage AI technologies.
- Perform ad-hoc requests with end-to-end ownership including reporting metrics and narratives, on-call and other duties to support operations.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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

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 & 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.
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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

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, WA, BELLEVUE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually