Security Software Development Engineer , Abuse Prevention, Devices and Services Trust and Safety

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Austin, TX, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Dash Button, Amazon Echo and Alexa. What will you help us create?

Are you passionate about security and eager to make a real impact? Join us as a Software Development Engineer and play a critical role in safeguarding millions of Amazon customers and their favorite devices, including Echo, Fire TV, Tablets, and more.

In this role, you will design and implement backend security features that protect our devices and stay ahead of emerging threats. You will also have the opportunity to harness the power of machine learning by exploring innovative techniques such as supervised and unsupervised learning, model optimization, and LLM deployment to detect and neutralize malicious patterns. Beyond that, you will develop scalable and robust backend web services that power data collection, analysis, and real-time threat monitoring.

This is an opportuniy to work on products used by millions of customers worldwide while collaborating with talented engineers in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Every day, you will tackle complex security challenges using new technologies and make a meaningful impact on customer trust and safety.

If you thrive on solving problems, hold yourself to the highest engineering standards, and want to shape the future of device security, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and help us protect what matters most.


Key job responsibilities

• Build security detection mechanisms in our device software.
• Build backend services to process and enable client side abuse detection.
• Build tools and mechanisms to process device data at scale in order find anomalies and protect our device customers.
• Work in a fast paced team using Agile methodology.
• Embrace the use of AI to automate and ship faster.

A day in the life
Our team is a builder team dedicated to building tools and mechanism to detect device abuse in the field, and apply mitigation when detected. We work with multiple device product teams and security teams to raise the security bar.

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.