As a Security Engineer at Amazon Stores, you will work closely with software development teams to ensure customer safety while developing innovative services. The role involves inspecting application code for security issues, building frameworks for secure development, and fine-tuning service designs. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills, capable of articulating risks to both technical and non-technical audiences. This position emphasizes work-life harmony and offers opportunities for career growth within a diverse and inclusive team culture.

• 3+ years of programming experience in Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++, or similar object-oriented languages.
• 2+ years of scripting, programming, and security code review experience in a common programming language.
• 2+ years of experience troubleshooting systems issues, analyzing logs, or automating tasks using command line tools.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
• 4+ years of experience in application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, or penetration testing.
• Knowledge of access-control systems, network security, application and system development security, security architecture, cryptography, and operations security.
• 2+ years of experience in threat modeling, secure coding, identity management, software development, cryptography, system administration, or network security.
• Experience with AWS products and services.

• Design and build scalable systems that detect, classify, and prevent security escapes across all of Amazon.
• Develop and extend LOAF's neural network-powered detection capabilities to improve precision and coverage across vulnerability classes.
• Architect shift-left tooling that integrates directly into developer workflows to catch vulnerabilities before they reach production.
• Own critical components of LOAF's platform end-to-end, from design through deployment and operational excellence.
• Partner with security teams across Amazon to understand escape patterns and translate them into automated detection and prevention mechanisms.
• Build APIs and integrations that enable engineering teams to consume LOAF's unified escape data and prevention tooling.
• Define and instrument metrics that measure real reduction in escape volume, using data to prioritize engineering investment.
• Investigate novel vulnerability patterns and prototype detection approaches to expand LOAF's coverage to new escape classes.

• 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.