About
AWS Infrastructure Security
AWS Infrastructure Security owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all
AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all
AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across
AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
About the Team
At Amazon Web Services (
AWS), we provide world-class, flexible, scalable, and secure cloud services to the world's fastest-growing startups, the largest enterprises, and leading government agencies. We do this by building, maintaining, and securing one of the largest, most complex networks in the world. Within
AWS, the Infrastructure Security Organization, Hardware Lifecycle Security (InfraSec-
HLS) team owns the trust stream for network devices, from manufacturing through deployment, ensuring that only verified and trusted devices participate in the
AWS network.
Demand for cloud computing is growing fast, and so is the network that supports it. Every workload our customers run, every service they depend on, relies on infrastructure that our team secures. As the network grows, so does the importance of what we do. We build the systems that establish device identity, enforce network access decisions, and ensure that nothing communicates on our network without first proving it belongs there. We work at the intersection of cryptography, hardware security, and large-scale
distributed systems. If you want to work on the security foundation of the cloud, this is the team.
About the Role
The
AWS InfraSec-
HLS team is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join our Software Development team. You will design, build, and operate the software that secures devices across the
AWS network. You own your features end-to-end and you're expected to leave the systems better than you found them. You'll mentor other engineers, help new team members get up to speed, and push for better operational practices. When hard tradeoffs come up, you work through them with your peers and senior engineers.
We need someone who can work autonomously on problems where the goal is clear but the path isn't. You should be comfortable making design decisions, balancing short-term needs against long-term health, and shipping software that others can maintain without you.
Key job responsibilities
• Design and deliver software features spanning major portions of the team's systems, including new development, refactoring, and deprecation.
• Own the full software development lifecycle: scoping, design, implementation, testing, deployment, operations, and documentation.
• Identify root causes of operational issues and resolve them with permanent fixes. Don't settle for the status quo.
• Provide meaningful code review feedback to peers, including those more senior, and use review as a coaching mechanism.
• Document how your team's software is constructed, tested, operated, and secured, and train new team members on these points.
• Work with customers, stakeholders, and peers to understand business and customer value and ensure you deliver the right solutions.
• Make priority tradeoffs between new feature development and operational work.
• Resolve disagreements with peers through constructive dialogue.
• On-call rotation to support the services owned by the team.
What We're Looking For
• Experience delivering software end-to-end in production.
• Ability to design solutions when the implementation isn't handed to you.
• Track record of fixing systemic issues, not just symptoms.
• Experience helping other engineers grow.
• Preference for durable solutions over quick fixes.
• Familiarity with
distributed systems, security, or infrastructure engineering.
• Judgment on when to push forward alone and when to pull others in.
- 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
- 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
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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, VA, Herndon - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually