Location
Austin, TX
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/18/2026
Compensation
$168,100 - $227,400 per year
Job description
This role is for a founding engineer on a new team focused on building a security review platform for code changes in the LLM age. The team aims to automate security evaluations, reducing the bottleneck caused by manual reviews. Engineers will have significant design ownership and will work closely with experienced security engineers. The mission is to create a system that provides automatic security assurance proportional to real risk.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
- 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
- Experience as a mentor or tech lead for an engineering team
- 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Design and build the core of an event-driven platform that evaluates code changes for security risk.
- Own significant technical decisions end to end, including data flow and evaluation pipeline.
- Build and tune the automated evaluation layers and mechanisms for accuracy over time.
- Partner closely with the security team to turn risk evaluation criteria into production code.
- Work directly with security engineers to build context and tooling for fast reviews.
- Create a developer-facing experience with clear visibility into evaluations and outcomes.
- Negotiate and implement integrations with adjacent platform and telemetry teams.
- Raise the engineering bar on the new team through code and design reviews.
- Mentor engineers and assist in interviewing and growing the team.
Benefits
- 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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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