Software Development Engineer, AWS GuardDuty
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.•2h ago
United StatesOnsite$143.7K–$194.4KFull-timeMid Level3+ yrs exp
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
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Software EngineerSoftware Engineer IiSenior Software EngineerAws Engineer
- Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that continuously monitors, analyzes
- processes AWS data sources and logs to identify unexpected, potentially unauthorized
- malicious activity within customer AWS environments. GuardDuty combines machine learning, anomaly detection
- malicious file discovery, using both AWS and third-party sources to help protect workloads and data across AWS accounts. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer II to join the GuardDuty team. In this role, you will design, build
- operate highly available, scalable distributed systems that power GuardDuty's billing and usage platform, metadata services
- runtime agent provisioning. You will work on challenging problems at the intersection of cloud security, distributed systems
- customer experience — building platforms that serve both internal teams and millions of external AWS customers. You will be a hands-on engineer contributing to the full software development lifecycle — from requirements gathering and system design through implementation, testing, deployment
- operations. You will collaborate closely with security engineers, applied scientists
- product managers to deliver features that protect millions of AWS customers. This is a high-impact role where your work directly contributes to the security posture of AWS customers worldwide. Key job responsibilities - Design, develop
- maintain highly available, scalable distributed systems for GuardDuty's billing and usage platform - Build and operate metadata services that enrich data for internal GuardDuty teams - Own and evolve the runtime agent provisioning and agent coverage platform across AWS compute services - Own features end-to-end across the full software development lifecycle — from design through deployment and operations - Write high-quality, testable code and participate in design and code reviews - Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, driving root cause analysis and operational excellence - Collaborate with security engineers, applied scientists
- product managers to define technical solutions - Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team-wide engineering best practices - Contribute to operational excellence through on-call rotations, runbook development
- system monitoring A day in the life As an SDE II on this team, you spend your time designing, building
- operating distributed systems that run at massive scale. On any given day, you might be writing a design document for a new feature, diving deep into code, reviewing a teammate's pull request
- debugging a production issue. You collaborate with engineers across GuardDuty to understand their needs and build the right solutions. You participate in operational reviews, contribute to sprint planning
- find time to mentor teammates along the way. The work is varied, fast-paced
- high-impact — every line of code you ship helps protect AWS customers. About the team Our team owns three critical platforms for GuardDuty: the billing and usage platform that accurately meters and charges GuardDuty usage across millions of AWS accounts, metadata services that enrich data and provide internal GuardDuty teams with the context they need to build better detections and customer experiences
- the runtime agent provisioning and coverage platform that deploys GuardDuty's security agent across AWS compute services and tracks coverage health. We work at the intersection of security, distributed systems
- customer experience — building platforms that are foundational to how GuardDuty operates and scales.
- 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 - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++
- C# including object-oriented design - Bachelor's degree or equivalent - Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Master's degree or equivalent - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing
- operations experience - Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing
- operations Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- 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
- 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
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
Required skills
JavaC++C#object-oriented designdesign patternsreliabilityscaling