Software Development Engineer II, CLS Infrastructure and Product Security

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer II, CLS Infrastructure and Product Security in Austin, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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AI in this role

Want to build high-scale software security solutions that protects customers across Amazon Worldwide Operations and Grocery Stores? Passionate about customer trust? Come join the Customer Logistics Security team!

Amazon's mission is to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, and our team is essential to it. We secure the applications, OT devices, systems, and infrastructure powering Amazon Worldwide Operations and Worldwide Grocery Stores building rigorous, scalable solutions that hold a high bar for protecting customer data and earning customer trust.

We're seeking an experienced software development engineer to build the next generation of security services, solving problems with no off-the-shelf answers. You'll develop scalable services end-to-end, writing high-quality code, making sound technical trade-offs, and owning everything from design through production launch and operational health. Working alongside strong engineers, you'll influence technical direction through design reviews, raise the bar in code reviews, and mentor junior engineers while embedding security at every layer across a wide range of applications and services.

If you're seeking a fast-paced environment where you can innovate, build state-of-the-art technologies for large-scale real-world challenges, and deliver visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work on the Customer Logistics Security Team!

Key job responsibilities
Design, build, and operate secure, scalable software services and components end-to-end from requirements and design through implementation, production launch, and ongoing operations
Write high-quality, maintainable, well-tested code and make sound technical trade-offs that balance security, performance, reliability, and delivery speed
Own the operational health of your systems, including monitoring, on-call response, and continuous improvement of availability and performance
Partner with teams across Amazon Worldwide Operations and Worldwide Grocery Stores to understand security needs and build automated solutions to address them
Influence technical direction through design and code reviews, and help raise the engineering bar across the team
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong security culture and engineering best practices

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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational 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
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer II, CLS Infrastructure and Product Security at Amazon rates 36 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Software Development Engineer II, CLS Infrastructure and Product Security is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, TX, Austin.
The job was posted on October 26, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon