Software Engineer, IAM Stores Security

Software Engineer, IAM Stores Security Overview

This role sits within Amazon Security and focuses on building the libraries, data collection layer, and streaming infrastructure that make security measurable across Amazon. The work is centered on capturing and processing security-related events at enormous scale, with the goal of enabling threat detection and AI security monitoring across the company’s services and systems.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain client-side libraries and frameworks that allow services to add security logging with minimal effort from application teams.
• Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed streaming platforms that collect, normalize, and deliver security events reliably and efficiently.
• Create and refine event schemas so they provide the right level of security coverage while remaining practical for producers to adopt.
• Build monitoring and detection tooling for AI and machine learning workloads in a fast-evolving environment.
• Deliver high-quality production software, using automated testing, continuous deployment, and strong observability practices as part of normal engineering work.
• Join an on-call rotation to investigate incidents, diagnose operational issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes.
• Help grow the team by reviewing code, contributing to design discussions, and sharing technical knowledge with colleagues.

Team and environment

The team is part of Amazon Security, where security is treated as a core part of earning and keeping customer trust. The organization works across a wide range of Amazon businesses and technologies, giving engineers the chance to deepen their experience in areas such as cloud services, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

The culture described on the page emphasizes curiosity, inclusion, and continuous learning. Amazon Security highlights ongoing DEI events and learning experiences, and it encourages people to bring different perspectives and ideas to difficult security problems. The team also points to training, knowledge-sharing, and other career development resources designed to help employees continue growing. In addition, the posting says Amazon values work-life harmony and aims to support flexibility so that success at work does not come at the expense of life outside work.

What you need

• Prior professional software development experience outside of internships.
• Strong programming ability in at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C#, with object-oriented design experience.
• Experience working through the full software development lifecycle, including standards, reviews, source control, build pipelines, testing, and operational responsibilities.
• Experience shaping the architecture and design of systems, including attention to design patterns, reliability, and scalability for both new and existing platforms.
• A computer science degree or equivalent experience is desirable.
• Experience in cloud-based development and production environments, such as AWS, is also desirable.

Additional information

Amazon states that it is an equal opportunities employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience and skills. The company also says it does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

The posting includes a privacy notice explaining that Amazon collects, uses, and transfers candidate data in line with its privacy policy. It also directs applicants who need an accommodation or adjustment during the hiring process, including interview or onboarding support, to the company’s accommodations information page. If the country or region of application is not listed, candidates are told to contact their recruiting partner.

Applicants are invited to apply through Amazon.jobs.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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