Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security

Amazon • Portland, OR

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About The Position

Applied Scientists in AWS Science of Security are dedicated to making AWS the
best computing service in the world for customers who require advanced and
rigorous solutions for security, privacy, and sovereignty.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to get in early on a fast-growing segment
of AWS and help shape the technology, product and the business. You will have a
chance to utilize your deep technical experience within a fast moving, start-up
environment and make a large business and customer impact.

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of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience in any of the following areas: SAT, SMT, mechanical theorem proving, symbolic simulation, programming language type systems, program analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience programming in O'Caml, Dafny, Haskell, Kotlin, Lean, Rust, Scala or related language

Responsibilities

• Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep knowledge and understanding of your domain and scientific innovation.
• Own strategic problem solving, and take the lead on the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions that have a long-term quantifiable impact.
• Provide cross-organizational technical influence, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
• Develop strategic plans to identify fundamentally new solutions for business problems.
• Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree