Job Information
Amazon Software Dev Engineer II, Ads Security in New York, New York
Description
The Ads Security organization at Amazon is dedicated to creating innovative technical solutions that detect, assess, and mitigate security risks within Amazon’s Advertising businesses. Our vision is to accelerate the development velocity of the Advertising business by ensuring that our products are inherently secure. We are seeking a talented software engineer to join our team, where you will develop scalable software solutions to secure Amazon's ads business, enhance customer privacy, and ensure data security. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that safeguards one of the largest advertising platforms globally. Your work will directly impact Amazon's $50 billion Ads business by building systems that are secure, scalable, and low-latency.
The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing, and operations. You will utilize cryptographic libraries like SHA-256, symmetric key encryption, and secret key hashing for pseudonymization, embracing a security-first design approach. As part of the team owning business critical tier-1 service used by 100+ Ads teams, you will provide oncall support as required. Your efforts will help maintain customer privacy across Amazon.com properties and external websites where Amazon Ads are served.
If you are passionate about building secure, high-performance systems and have a background in software development with a focus on security, we want to hear from you!
Key job responsibilities
Design, implement, and deploy scalable, realtime software solutions to secure Amazon's Ads business.
Ensure customer privacy and data security through the application of advanced cryptographic techniques.
Develop systems and features that meet security compliance requirements.
Work collaboratively in an agile environment with peers on design, technical refinements, code reviews, testing, and debugging customer issues.
Create reusable code patterns, including APIs, libraries, and SDKs.
Conduct design reviews to ensure alignment with security and performance standards.
Mentor and guide fellow engineers to drive engineering excellence.
A day in the life
Your typical day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Driving the design, implementation, and deployment of products that enhance security of Ads applications.
Continuously improving product features through iterative development.
Collaborating with peers on technical designs and refinements, code reviews, and testing.
Developing and adopting testing frameworks and implementing test plans to ensure code quality and facilitate continuous delivery.
Leading design reviews to ensure software development efforts are aligned with tactical goals.
Mentoring fellow engineers and promoting best practices in engineering and security.
About the team
Why Ads Security
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Ads Security team is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Ads products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.
Training and Career growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.