SDE II, AWS Proactive Security — Cryptography & Rust

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a software engineer to design and implement cryptographic systems and authentication infrastructure at scale. You will own features from design through deployment and mentor junior engineers.

You will work on distributed security architectures across AWS services, with a focus on data protection, cryptography, and system hardening. A strong foundation in distributed systems and security is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience for large systems.
• 1+ years designing and developing multi-tiered, distributed software.
• 1+ years of OO design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Engineering/Math or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, and distributed systems.
• Own features from design through deployment and conduct code reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to operational excellence.
• Collaborate across AWS teams on security architecture and hardening.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

C++/Java/C#

OO design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a software engineer to design and implement cryptographic systems and authentication infrastructure at scale. You will own features from design through deployment and mentor junior engineers.

You will work on distributed security architectures across AWS services, with a focus on data protection, cryptography, and system hardening. A strong foundation in distributed systems and security is required.