Software Dev Engineer II, CS Security

Software Development Engineer (Sde) For Generative Ai Security Solutions

The Customer Service Application Security team seeks a talented Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build innovative Generative AI security solutions that automate our security processes. In this role, you'll architect and develop native AWS solutions using technologies like LLMs, prompt engineering, and security frameworks that improve security posture and increase builder productivity. You'll have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art AI technologies, design systems that protect critical customer data, and collaborate with world-class security experts across the organization. You will drive innovation in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI security. Join our diverse, collaborative team in being a force multiplier for enhancing our organization's security posture while advancing your career at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.

Key job responsibilities:

• Architect and develop innovative security automation tools that leverage generative AI technologies to streamline security processes, enabling efficient and scalable security operations.
• Collaborate closely with application security engineers and software development teams to understand their needs, provide guidance on secure coding practices, and advocate for security best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Conduct code reviews, identify potential vulnerabilities, and propose mitigation strategies to enhance the overall security posture.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, techniques, and industry best practices in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI security, and evangelize their adoption within the organization.
• Participate in the design and implementation of secure software development lifecycle processes and tooling.

Our team is one where you own everything end to end: design, development, testing, deploying through rapid iteration.

A day in the life:

As a successful SDE, you collaborate with security engineers to understand their automation challenges and requirements. You design and develop AI-powered solutions that streamline security processes across the organization. Your role involves conducting code reviews to identify vulnerabilities, researching innovative approaches to application security automation, and presenting progress to internal customers and stakeholders. Throughout your day, you build bridges between security and development teams while creating tools that enhance the organization's security posture.

About the team:

The Customer Service Application Security team is pioneering AI-powered security solutions for an internal Amazon business units. We're reimagining how security integrates with development by creating intelligent automation that protects customers while accelerating delivery. Our team bridges the traditional gap between security and engineering through innovative approaches—building generative AI tools that automate complex security processes and dramatically reduce friction for developers. We also help our customers address security early in the software development lifecycle by providing guardrails and paved paths. Join us in creating security technologies that protect customer data and shape the future of secure application development.

Diverse Experiences: Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security: At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture: In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training and Career Growth: We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.