Software Development Engineer - AWS Cryptography

DescriptionJob summaryAre you passionate about contributing to open source? Are you excited at the prospect of keeping millions of customers’ data safe? Do you want to help secure web services by implementing cryptography at scale? Security is the #1 concern of customers moving to the cloud and the AWS Cryptography team is dedicated to providing the security features our customers need. We enable customers to confidently move sensitive workloads to the cloud where they can benefit from strong security controls that help meet internal and external compliance requirements. AWS Key Management Service and AWS CloudHSM provide encryption and key management services, while AWS Certificate Manager handles the complexity of provisioning, deploying, and managing certificates.The AWS Crypto Tools team helps AWS customers protect their sensitive data inside and outside of the cloud by building and maintaining easy to use, secure, open source encryption tools and libraries. We are looking for an experienced software developer with an interest in practical cryptography to join us in building the most secure and user-friendly tools available to help our customers protect their data and accelerate use of cryptography in all AWS services.You should have experience designing scalable, customer-centric systems and a passion for delivering secure software solutions. Along with senior leaders, principal engineers, and security specialists you will own delivering and supporting cryptographic tools and libraries used by internal and external customers around the world.Your responsibilities include:Owning the complete software development lifecycle; defining, prioritizing, designing, testing, and implementing new features for AWS Cryptography

Operating an AWS business with globally distributed servers and customers

Delivering foundational libraries using C and Rust for one of the most secure and reliable services in all of AWS

Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Work/Life BalanceOur team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.Mentorship & Career GrowthOur team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.#AWSCrypto#Cryptography#Security#Encryption#OpenSource#RustBASIC QUALIFICATIONSProgramming experience with at least one software programming language.

1+ years of experience in software development

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences

Demonstrated experience collaborating with other developers to deliver complex projects

Strong and creative problem solving abilities

Knowledge and experience with cryptography and computer security

Post-graduate degree in Computer Science or related field

Knowledge of full life-cycle software engineering practices including coding standards, testing, source control management, and operations

Demonstrated ability to take a project or significant feature from concept to launch

Distributed systems experience

Knowledge of Linux systems and operating system internals

Experience with large scale systems

Knowledge and experience with Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), Hardware Security Modules, or other cryptographic hardware

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