Security Software Engineer: Rust, Cryptography & PKI

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking a software engineer to design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, formal verification, and distributed architectures. You will own features from design through deployment, contributing to security across AWS service teams and enabling verifiable control over access and resources.

You will work independently, mentor teammates, conduct thorough reviews, and help maintain a secure, scalable platform while balancing performance and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, formal verification, PKI, and distributed systems. Own features from design through deployment.
• Conduct code reviews, debug complex issues, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to operational excellence.
• You’ll work on authentication systems, cryptography, PKI, system hardening, and large-scale security architecture. Collaborate across AWS teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Security

C++

C#

Java

Object Oriented Design

Large-scale systems

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking a software engineer to design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, formal verification, and distributed architectures. You will own features from design through deployment, contributing to security across AWS service teams and enabling verifiable control over access and resources.

You will work independently, mentor teammates, conduct thorough reviews, and help maintain a secure, scalable platform while balancing performance and