Amazon
Software Development Engineer, AWS Security Communications
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Arlington, VA - Experience
- 5+ years in each of the three stated software development, programming, and system 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
Leads the architecture, development, and operation of AWS Security Communications platforms that support security messaging, notifications, and workflow automation.
What you'll do
- Own technical direction and deliver major systems across their lifecycle, from strategy and design through deployment and maintenance.
- Lead operational excellence by resolving root causes, improving reliability, and maintaining alarms, telemetry, runbooks, and on-call response.
- Coordinate across teams, mentor engineers, and communicate technical decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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 of experience 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; experience architecting or operating AWS solutions; or experience in a listed security domain.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary), USA, VA, Arlington; 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary), USA, WA, Seattle
Tools
AWS
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