Amazon
Senior Software Developer Engineer, AWS Compliance & Security Assurance
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 28, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 5+ years in each of the three specified software development, programming, and design/architecture areas; leadership experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
About the job
Build and operate large-scale internal services that monitor AWS security and compliance, support audits, and strengthen continuous security assurance.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, and own secure, highly available distributed systems and microservices.
- Lead technical strategy, advise adjacent teams, and mentor software developers.
- Improve audit execution, continuous monitoring, and engineering processes.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; familiarity with building scalable systems that integrate Generative AI technologies.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Generative AI
AI focus
Preferred experience building scalable systems that integrate Generative AI technologies.
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