Amazon Software Development Engineer Jobs in Maryland

Come and build innovative services that secure the foundation of our cloud from security threats using computer vision and applied machine learning that will make a lasting impact on society
The Amazon Optics team builds and manages services that are used by AWS employees to secure our physical sites. Our services allow our customers to protect AWS locations and preserves the trust that all AWS users have in us. You'll work with other software development engineers every day that are as passionate as you are about building systems that are an essential tool for our customers in keeping AWS sites secure.

The services you build are used around the world to secure assets for every single AWS customer!
Our team provides solutions where "can't be done" isn't considered an answer, taking on the impossible and finding creative solutions. You will stretch yourself and grow. You will share your knowledge with others and help others achieve.

You'll be empowered to automate away operational efficiencies for both the team and our customers. You will be challenged to solve complex architecture problems with solutions that are extensible and scale, yet always look for ways to further simplify your solutions. You will work with the team on multiple products that are deployed to every AWS region using AWS services in a fully IaC deployment environment where you own everything end to end - design, development, testing, deploying.
You will join a team that values strong intuition, but seek metrics and other data sources to back up their assumptions.
This job can be located in Herndon, VA or Baltimore, MD
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer II, you will own and deliver software features end-to-end across the full development lifecycle-scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance

You will solve difficult technical problems by identifying simple, scalable designs and leveraging a broad range of implementation approaches. You'll work independently to design solutions for new features and improvements, making effective priority tradeoffs between feature development and operational excellence. You will actively participate in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback to engineers at all levels, and ensure operational issues are permanently resolved at their root cause.

Additionally, you'll mentor teammates, train new engineers on team architecture, and collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand business value. You are expected to keep your skills current and identify opportunities to improve team software and processes.
A day in the life
On any given day, you might start by reviewing pull requests from teammates-providing constructive, meaningful feedback-before diving into designing or coding a feature you own end-to-end. You'll collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements, make tradeoff decisions between new development and operational improvements, and troubleshoot production issues to identify root causes

You may also spend time mentoring a junior engineer, documenting your system's architecture for the team, or driving a discussion to resolve a technical disagreement with peers. No two days look the same, but autonomy, ownership, and impact are constants.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply

If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's 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.
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 & 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.
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.