Amazon
Software Development Engineer, AWS Security Communications
$144K–$194K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture; 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience; 1+ years developing large-scale software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl; 1+ years of Object Oriented Design. Preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
About the job
Build and operate software platforms, workflows, and integrations that support security communications and stakeholder notifications across AWS and Amazon.
What you'll do
- Design, deliver, test, deploy, and maintain scalable SecComms software features.
- Own production services, support on-call operations, and improve reliability, automation, and tooling.
- Collaborate with security and communications partners; mentor engineers and maintain system documentation.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience involving design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 1+ years of experience developing large-scale software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, or familiarity with security domains such as incident response and vulnerability management.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C#, C++, Java, Perl, Machine Learning, LLM
AI focus
Preferred knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques.
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