Software Development Engineer, Amazon Security: ASCOT Engineering

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Learning budget

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Verification

Source-linked checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$144K-$194K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

45% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

Cover letter

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Assessment

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Deadline

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About this role

Software Development Engineer, Amazon Security: ASCOT Engineering Herndon, Virginia, USA Are you interested in shaping the future of Amazon Security? Do you want to be part of building something with massive impact? Amazon Security Engineering is looking for strong software engineers to join us as we make security smarter and simpler for all AWS customers. Today is just the beginning, and we want you to be part of our journey to innovate the way in which our users experience security. Amazon Security includes experts from across Amazon and AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. As a member of this team, you will design and build proactive security solutions at scale, working across AWS services and internal teams to reduce risk, accelerate secure adoption, and protect customers who have the highest security bar. You will own the technical direction, delivery, and operational health of these services and/or their components from inception through production. You will have the opportunity to grow and make impact by defining the system architecture, owning and implementing specific components, and shaping the overall experience. Together we build highly available, secure, scalable, distributed and event-driven systems. As an SDE, you will contribute to planning, architecture design, implementation, testing, and process improvement. Key job responsibilities As a successful candidate, you contribute to all parts of the software and deployment lifecycle, including documentation, testing and operations. You really enjoy working in a fast paces environment and working closely with your peers in a

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