Software Development Engineer, Amazon Optics

Job summary

DESCRIPTION Join the Amazon Optics team and be at the forefront of building innovative services that secure the foundation of our business from security threats. Our team develops and manages critical services used by all Corporate and AWS data center employees to protect physical sites and preserve the trust that AWS users have placed in us.

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• with team objectives.
• Actively participate in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback to teammates while contributing to documentation that explains how systems are constructed, tested, and operated.
• Automate operational inefficiencies for both the team and customers, building solutions that scale across all AWS regions while maintaining high quality standards.
• A day in the life
• Your day begins with a quick team standup to align priorities before diving into coding complex security features for the Optics platform.
• You'll collaborate with teammates to solve challenging architecture problems, review pull requests, and participate in design discussions for upcoming features.
• Throughout the day, you'll work in an IaC deployment environment where you'll design, develop, test, and deploy solutions.
• You'll have opportunities to automate operational inefficiencies and stretch yourself technically while helping secure AWS sites globally.
• About the team
• The Amazon Optics team values strong intuition backed by metrics and data.
• We provide solutions where "can't be done" isn't considered an answer, taking on seemingly impossible challenges and finding creative solutions.
• Our services are used around the world to secure assets for every single AWS customer, making our work essential to maintaining trust in the AWS platform.

Responsibilities

• You'll work with passionate software engineers to build systems that are essential for keeping Corporate and AWS sites secure worldwide.
• In this role, you'll design, develop, and optimize solutions where "can't be done" isn't considered an answer.
• You'll tackle complex architecture challenges with extensible, scalable solutions while always seeking ways to simplify.
• Design and implement secure services that protect AWS physical locations, making meaningful contributions to the full software development lifecycle from scoping and design through testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Take ownership of operational excellence, identifying root causes of issues and implementing permanent fixes while continually improving team operations.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business and customer value, ensuring you deliver solutions that balance customer

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