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Software Development Engineer III

Amazon
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Seattle, WA$168.1k - $227.4kFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Senior Software Development Engineer (AISec) at Amazon Security, building secure, scalable security services and leading cross-functional teams across Amazon to deliver secure models, agents, and applications.

Responsibilities

  • Building a massively scalable global security service that is core to all Amazon services.
  • Owning the definition of best practices for the software development lifecycle used by junior engineers, including its design, implementation, testing, and operational characteristics.
  • Working as part of cross-functional teams to develop secure solutions for our customers.
  • Owning the technology stack for one of the most secure and reliable services in all of Amazon.
  • Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
  • Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems.
  • Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
  • Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.
  • Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
  • Leverage knowledge of internal and industry prior art in design decisions.
  • Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • 5+ 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

Skills

Required:5+ years of professional software developmentProgramming in at least one languageLeadership / mentoring

Benefits

  • 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
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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