mid Security Engineer ic · Posted May 19, 2026
$159,300 – $202,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Security Engineer based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Ruby, Swift. Compensation is listed at $159,300–$202,400 per year.

Role
Security Engineer
Function
security
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Department
Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
Posted
May 19, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Are you passionate about delivering innovative security solutions and protecting millions of customers through a blend of deep security expertise, hands-on coding, and building scalable security guardrails and paved paths? The Customer Service Application Security team is looking for a talented and results-driven Security Engineer to help shape how Amazon protects customer data through secure-by-design principles. In this role, you'll be a trusted security partner to development teams – reviewing application designs for security gaps, providing guidance on secure coding practices, and rolling up your sleeves to contribute code for security fixes directly alongside developers. You'll conduct threat modeling, evaluate system architecture to ensure sound security design, and leverage AWS services and modern development practices to transform manual security processes into scalable solutions. You’ll embed secure-by-default practices into applications early and throughout the software development lifecycle through guardrails and paved path solutions. If you're a security engineer who loves writing code, thrives on partnering with developers, and is excited about solving complex security challenges, join our team and help define the future of application security at Amazon. Key job responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain automated security guardrails and paved paths that enable secure-by-default practices across Amazon's technology landscape •…

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