Research software developer

AWS Fraud Prevention has opportunities for Software Development Engineers who want to challenge themselves by building solutions using the latest tech in distributed systems at scale to catch the bad actors who are out there. We are at the forefront of protecting AWS (i.e. all AWS services) and its customers from fraud and compromise attacks. As AWS continues to grow at a rapid rate, fraudsters continue to find new ways to exploit our services. You will work closely with machine learning research scientists to support and extend our current platforms and design next generation fraud and compromise prevention systems. Our low operational load combined with complicated technical and business problems will provide opportunities to satisfy your curiosity and support professional growth. The ideal candidate will have strong distributed systems and web services design and implementation experience, as well as experience working on high availability production systems. You are expected to independently design and deliver well-engineered software components & services.
- You will own difficult business problems in the fraud prevention space and resolves ambiguity by aligning system requirements and success criteria with the product management, UX & other sister teams.
- To accomplish this mission, we employ a strategy that includes preventing access to AWS via the sign-up process, detecting fraudulent and abusive behaviors using Machine Learning models and rules, containing risky accounts by limiting access to service resources, investigating suspicious accounts, and remediating fraud and compromise within AWS by cleaning up account resources to recover service capacity. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. Work/Life Balance
When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years of commercial software development experience
- Fluency in object-oriented design patterns and languages like Java
- Experience building and operating mission critical cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance, and reliability
- Ability to solve difficult and highly ambiguous software problems BEVORZUGTE QUALIFIKATIONEN • Design and architecture experience, preferably of RESTful web services
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