Applied Scientist: Cloud Security & AI Innovations

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 172,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS is seeking an Applied Scientist in Security to tackle advanced security, privacy, and sovereignty challenges. You will help shape security solutions across a broad set of AWS services, collaborating with teams to influence product direction and drive measurable impact.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise, innovative research, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment. This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience required.
• Experience in SAT, SMT, mechanical theorem proving, symbolic simulation, programming language type systems, or program analysis.

Responsibilities

• Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep domain knowledge and scientific innovation.
• Own the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions with long-term impact.
• Provide cross-organizational technical influence by sharing deep knowledge and experience.
• Develop fundamentally new solutions for business problems.

Skills

Research experience

Theorem proving

SAT/SMT

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

OCaml

Dafny

Haskell

Kotlin

Lean

Rust

Scala

Job description

AWS is seeking an Applied Scientist in Security to tackle advanced security, privacy, and sovereignty challenges. You will help shape security solutions across a broad set of AWS services, collaborating with teams to influence product direction and drive measurable impact.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise, innovative research, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment. This position is based in New York, NY, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.