Overview
We are building a new AI-native security product from the ground up. This is a 0-to-1 effort: no legacy codebase, no inherited architecture, no predefined constraints. You will own the technical direction, write the foundational code, and ship directly to customers as part of a small, high-autonomy team. Strong software engineering fundamentals, you write clean, testable, production-grade code Comfort operating in ambiguity, this is a new product with open design questions, not a mature service with established runbooks Experience building systems where both speed and correctness matter Genuine interest in security, AI/ML, or ideally both Bias toward solving hard problems A desire to own outcomes, not just contribute to them This is a rare opportunity at Amazon: a small team, a greenfield product, genuine ownership, and a problem space at the intersection of AI and security that is only
Full job description
Full Job Description
We are building a new AI-native security product from the ground up. This is a 0-to-1 effort: no legacy codebase, no inherited architecture, no predefined constraints. You will own the technical direction, write the foundational code, and ship directly to customers as part of a small, high-autonomy team.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, you write clean, testable, production-grade code Comfort operating in ambiguity, this is a new product with open design questions, not a mature service with established runbooks Experience building systems where both speed and correctness matter Genuine interest in security, AI/ML, or ideally both Bias toward solving hard problems A desire to own outcomes, not just contribute to them
This is a rare opportunity at Amazon: a small team, a greenfield product, genuine ownership, and a problem space at the intersection of AI and security that is only growing in importance. If you want to look back in two years and say "I built that," this is the role.
Key job responsibilities Design and build core product infrastructure from scratch Own end-to-end delivery of features, from system design through production deployment Work directly with customers and security researchers to shape product direction Build AI/ML capabilities into the product's foundation, not as an afterthought Operate what you build, with full ownership of availability and performance
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
Requirements & qualifications
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field Experience programming with at least one software programming language
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