Software Development Engineer, Global Media and Entertainment Security

Application deadline: Sep 29 2026

We are changing the way millions of customers interact with entertainment that enriches lives. Amazon Global Media and Entertainment delivers experiences at unparalleled scale. Whether its launching our own studio to create original and exclusive content or connecting players and developers to the games and communities they love Amazon Global Media and Entertainment Security is at the center of customer builder and content journeys. Come build with us.

We are building intelligent automation that is transforming how security reviews happen at scale. Our team has developed an AI-powered agent that lets builders run security assessments directly from their development environment generating threat models architecture diagrams code review findings and remediation guidance in minutes rather than weeks. Early adoption has already driven measurable impact and you will help us in scaling this capability across Amazon. This is your chance to shape the future of security tooling and help developers ship secure software faster.

This is a fast-paced highly collaborative startup-like environment inside Amazon. To be successful you need to be flexible entrepreneurial and comfortable operating with ambiguity. You are a true owner and you think backwards from the customer experience are passionate about the potential customer impact and operate at all levels. You will create new innovative customer experiences from ideation to prototype to production and shape the team roadmap with your innovations.


Key job responsibilities
Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive design and bring innovative products and services to market.
You will be responsible for contributing to team by delivering code helping set teams technical vision architecture and development practice
Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
You will be responsible for delivering key customer facing capabilities delivering high-quality artifacts.
You will be responsible for raising the bar for the teams culture and helping grow the talent on the team.
You will work closely across product customers and Security engineering to come up with new solutions for customers
Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.



A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer you might start your morning in a design session with product and security engineering partners translating a broadly defined customer problem into a technical architecture for a new capability. After lunch you could be heads-down writing code for a key customer-facing feature building scalable solutions that raise the quality bar for the team. Later in the day you might pair with a teammate on a code review share a new agent you have been exploring or help refine the teams development practices.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont 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 Amazons 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 its 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
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll 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 theres nothing we cant achieve.

- 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
- 1 years of designing and developing large-scale multi-tiered multi-threaded embedded or distributed software applications tools systems and services using: C# C Java or Perl experience
- 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals including transformer architecture training/inference lifecycles and optimization techniques

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CO Denver - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually