Senior Rust Engineer—Cryptography & PKI Systems

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a senior software engineer for the AWS Piezo security team in Seattle. You will design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, and formal verification, guiding multi-quarter initiatives from design to deployment.

You will mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and influence security direction across AWS service teams. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, security, and scalable architecture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of large systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

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 to improve design quality.
• Mentor engineers and guide teams to scale.
• Influence technical direction at organizational level.

Skills

Distributed systems

Security

Rust

Formal verification

PKI

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon is seeking a senior software engineer for the AWS Piezo security team in Seattle. You will design and implement cryptographic systems using Rust, PKI, and formal verification, guiding multi-quarter initiatives from design to deployment.

You will mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and influence security direction across AWS service teams. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, security, and scalable architecture.