Amazon
Security Engineer, CS Security
$159K–$202K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted May 19, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of programming experience; preferred qualification includes 2+ years in one or more listed security or software areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and scale application security solutions, partnering with development teams to protect customer data through secure design, coding, and automated controls.
What you'll do
- Build automated security guardrails, paved paths, and continuous security assessments.
- Review designs, conduct threat modeling, and guide teams on secure architecture and coding practices.
- Contribute security fixes and tools, implement preventive and detective controls, and participate in on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 3+ years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or a similar object-oriented language.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of relevant experience in areas such as threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
- Experience with AWS products and services; implementing security solutions; risk mitigation; or leveraging LLMs to automate security.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS
AI focus
Preferred experience leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate and scale security, with understanding of associated security risks and mitigation strategies.
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