The Amazon GuardDuty team is seeking a strong software engineer to contribute to a customer-facing threat detection service designed to protect applications and services running in AWS. This role involves working with advanced analytics and machine learning to detect threats while collaborating with Math PhDs and security researchers. The team values work-life balance and offers flexibility in remote work. Mentorship and career growth are emphasized, fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• 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 using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
• 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 experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

• Build the future of the Amazon GuardDuty service by developing scalable security systems.
• Collaborate with researchers to codify security analytics into the service.
• Participate in on-call responsibilities to ensure system reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their career growth through knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to a culture of inclusion and diversity within the team.

• 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.