Senior Crypto Systems Engineer - Rust & PKI

Amazon.com Services LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking a senior software engineer specializing in distributed systems, security, and large-scale design. You will design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, formal verification, and distributed architectures, owning multi-quarter initiatives from design through deployment.

You will mentor engineers, conduct rigorous code reviews, and drive technical direction across teams while contributing to operational excellence and engineering

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leadi

Responsibilities

• design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, formal verification, PKI, and distributed systems. Own multi-quarter initiatives from design through deployment. Drive technical decisions with broad impact across multiple teams. Conduct insightful code reviews that improve design quality. Debug complex issues across multiple systems. Mentor engineers at multiple levels. Influence technical direction at team and organizational level. Contribute to operational excellence and engineering standards.
• You'll work on authentication systems, cryptography, PKI, system hardening, and large-scale security architecture. You'll lead technical discussions, drive consensus on complex decisions, and influence architectural choices across AWS. You'll collaborate with senior leaders and engineers across AWS in a team culture that values knowledge sharing and mentorship. You'll develop engineers through pairing, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Our team at Amazon builds software that directly impacts customers at scale. We value collaboration, technical rigor, and a culture where every engineer's perspective is heard.

Skills

Distributed systems

Security

Mentorship

Code reviews

Technical leadership

Tools

Rust

PKI

Formal verification

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle is seeking a senior software engineer specializing in distributed systems, security, and large-scale design. You will design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, formal verification, and distributed architectures, owning multi-quarter initiatives from design through deployment.

You will mentor engineers, conduct rigorous code reviews, and drive technical direction across teams while contributing to operational excellence and engineering