Amazon
Security Engineer II, LOAF - Lifecycle of A Finding
$159K–$202K
Austin, TX · Full-time · Posted Jul 10, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years programming; 2+ years scripting/programming/security code review and troubleshooting; 4+ years in the listed security areas. Preferred: 2+ years in listed security or development areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and operate LOAF, a platform that detects, classifies, and prevents security escapes across Amazon using automated and neural network-powered detection.
What you'll do
- Build scalable detection systems, shift-left tooling, APIs, and integrations for developer workflows.
- Own platform components end-to-end and improve detection coverage by investigating vulnerability patterns.
- Partner across security teams and use metrics to prioritize work and measure reductions in escapes.
What they ask for
- 3+ years programming in a listed or similar object-oriented language; 2+ years scripting, programming, and security code review; and 2+ years troubleshooting systems, analyzing logs, or automating tasks using command-line tools.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS and TCP/IP.
- 4+ years in the listed combination of security areas, plus knowledge of one or more listed security domains.
Nice to have
- 2+ years in the listed combination of threat modeling, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
- Experience with AWS products and services.
Pay
159,300.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, AWS
AI focus
Develop LOAF's neural network-powered vulnerability detection capabilities; AI security is also listed as a security experience area.
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