Senior Cryptographic Systems Engineer - Rust, PKI & Security

Amazon Inc.

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 227,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for AWS Proactive Security.

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, review code, and influence security direction across teams, delivering scalable, secure solutions that protect customer data while maintaining operational efficiency at

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 of new and existing systems.
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

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.