Sr. Security Engineer, AppSec - Amazon Stores Security
Amazon · New York City, NY · Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
About this role
Amazon is hiring a senior-level Application Security Engineer based in New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, Java, C. Compensation is listed at $175,100–$236,900 per year.
- Role
- Application Security Engineer
- Function
- security
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Department
- Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersIn Amazon Stores, we ship some of the widest arrays of technology found at any company. From Amazon.com to world class machine learning pipelines, from digital healthcare to no-checkout retail, we push the boundaries of technology in every direction using the globe’s largest AWS deployment. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will collaborate with software development teams to ensure we keep our customers safe while developing these novel services. In a given day, you might be inspecting an application’s code for security issues, building a new framework to help our software developers build faster and more securely, or fine-tuning the design for a new service alongside its software developers. The ideal candidate combines technical acumen with an ability to lead by influence and communicate clearly. Technically, this person will be a security generalist with one or more areas of deep expertise. In their communication, they will clearly articulate risks to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Interpersonally, successful candidates will effectively harmonize disparate opinions while effectively prioritizing risks to guide their partners towards secure solutions. Our organization prizes its employees, and we show it through investing in work-life harmony. We have dedicated resources that consistently innovate in reducing on-call time and…