The Amazon Security Platform Engineering team is seeking a software engineer to enhance their suite of services for managing petabyte-scale datasets. This role focuses on building and supporting a data lake, optimizing data ingestion, and implementing distributed systems for security analytics. Candidates will work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with various teams across AWS to deliver high-quality results. The position offers opportunities for career growth and emphasizes a culture of diversity and inclusion.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including expertise in object-oriented design, algorithms, and data structures
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python with a solid understanding of multi-threading and memory management
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

• Build and support Amazon Security's Data Lake for data cataloging and optimization at petabyte scale
• Drive technical vision and contribute to the roadmap for systems managing petabyte-scale data catalogs
• Design and implement distributed systems for data optimization balancing multiple latency scenarios
• Modernize security intelligence platform's data catalog and governance services for rule-based access controls
• Build and support query platform services for query scheduling, routing, and auditing
• Optimize data ingestion and cataloging systems handling petabytes of data
• Partner with data engineers and security teams to understand requirements and deliver platform capabilities
• Uphold software engineering best practices and operational excellence
• Explore and build AI-driven data discovery capabilities using catalog metadata

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.