CareerPlan

Senior SDE, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch

Austin, Texas, United StatesFull-time$168k–$262k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, develop, and support security features for a cloud-scale distributed log analytics and search platform serving AWS customers and the open-source community.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (Security)

Builds

Security technologies for AWS OpenSearch, including host logging, patching, and vulnerability detection.

Domain

Cloud computing, distributed systems, security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

System software design, architecture, JVM performance optimization, data storage, query optimization, security engineering, open-source contribution, mentorship

Preferred skills

Full SDLC experience, coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, operations

Technologies

AWS OpenSearch, Apache Lucene, JVM

Responsibilities

Design and develop security features for the platform; Build technologies to strengthen customer security posture; Work at the core of AWS OpenSearch service; Solve challenges in data storage, query optimization, and security; Support plugin teams with security requirements; Challenge existing solutions to meet evolving customer needs; Participate in setting vision and objectives for AWS OpenSearch.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities