Amazon
Software Development Engineer II, Security Products
$144K–$194K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship systems design or architecture experience. Preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and operate a new AI-first defensive security platform for threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics across Amazon.
What you'll do
- Architect and deliver scalable, low-latency, resilient platform components from design through operation.
- Identify and apply machine learning, generative AI, and automation to security workflows; make architecture and build-versus-buy decisions.
- Shape the product roadmap, set engineering standards, and mentor engineers while influencing across teams.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- 3+ 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.
Pay
USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually base salary (USA, TX, Austin); USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually base salary (USA, WA, Seattle)
AI focus
Apply machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent automation to threat detection, incident response, and digital forensics workflows.
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