The Automated Reasoning Group in AWS Utility Computing is looking for a Senior Applied Scientist with experience in building scalable automated reasoning solutions that delight customers. You will be part of a world-class team building the next generation of automated reasoning tools and services. You will apply your knowledge to propose solutions, create software prototypes, and develop prototypes into production systems using software development tools. In addition, you will support and scale your solutions to meet the ever-growing demand of customer use. You have demonstrated leadership in automated reasoning positions in industry or academia, strong verbal and written communication skills, are self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers make billions of transactions worldwide on AWS. They harness the power of the cloud to enable innovative applications, websites, and businesses. Using automated reasoning technology and mathematical proofs, AWS allows customers to answer questions about security, availability, durability, and functional correctness. We call this provable security, absolute assurance in security of the cloud and in the cloud. https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/ Key job responsibilities As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will help shape the definition and vision for applied science across teams within AWS. We have a diverse portfolio of projects that target protocol, code, and hardware verification, and leadership opportunities exist for: - Advance automated code-level reasoning and invariant synthesis and proof repair for cloud-scale web services. - Build new engines and extending foundational proof engines that apply to distributed systems. - Researching the application of automated reasoning to novel software applications. - Building automated reasoning solutions for critical AWS DSLs for architectural configuration, migration, code generation, and other areas. - Improving integration and user experience of tools to support large-scale adoption and use of automated reasoning techniques. You will work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important things, and you will design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security. About the team About AWS Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. This team is part of AWS Utility Computing: Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.