Software Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon GuardDuty
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon GuardDuty
AmazonLocation
Santa Monica, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/3/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Job description
Amazon GuardDuty is looking for talented Software Development Engineers to join their team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on designing, building, and operating scalable distributed systems that enhance GuardDuty's Malware protection and Runtime Monitoring products. Engineers will work on complex problems at the intersection of cloud security and customer experience, directly impacting the security of AWS customers. This position involves collaboration with various teams and contributions to the full software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
- 1+ years of experience as a software development engineer or in a related role
- 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, or distributed software applications
- 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 experience in the full software development life cycle
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain highly available, scalable distributed systems for GuardDuty's services
- Build and operate metadata services that enrich data for internal teams
- Own and evolve the runtime agent provisioning and coverage platform across AWS compute services
- Own features end-to-end across the full software development lifecycle
- Effectively leverage AI-assisted development tooling to improve workflows
- Write high-quality, testable code and participate in design and code reviews
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, driving root cause analysis
- Collaborate with security engineers, applied scientists, and product managers to define technical solutions
- Mentor junior engineers on engineering best practices and AI tooling usage
- Contribute to operational excellence through on-call rotations and system monitoring
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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