Software Dev Engineer, Kiro
Amazon Web Services•Published 1 days ago•First seen 1 days ago
Want to help advance the state of the art in open source distributed programming, AI agents and scalable systems? We’re looking for engineers to join the leaders of the open source Hydro framework for Rust, solving novel problems at the intersection of distributed systems and AI. Much like Rust originally guaranteed memory safety, Hydro provides distributed safety: compile-time checks that prevent a wide class of distributed bugs. The Hydro team is working with cutting-edge compiler, AI and distributed systems technologies—including deep integrations with the Rust type system, formal verification techniques, agentic code generation and distributed system optimizations. As a member of this team, you will work on developing novel features for Hydro driven by our customers, in collaboration with the open source community and research partners. Challenges remain in compiler design, distributed-aware AI agent design and distributed systems engineering—all while meeting AWS's exacting standards for scale, reliability, and security.
Your impact will be immediate and visible in both open source and coding agents. You'll ship features that directly improve how developers work. You can expect to engage with AWS-internal customers from critical cloud services, and external customers as well. From day one, you'll have opportunities to lead—whether that's owning projects, defining technical direction, or shaping how the team operates.
This is your chance to work with the next generation of technologies for intelligent, cloud-scale software engineering.
Key job responsibilities
You'll work on the open source Hydro framework and its integration with Amazon's Kiro family of coding agents. Working directly with customers running some of the world's biggest distributed systems, you'll uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities—staying true to Amazon's customer-obsessed approach. You'll build and deploy cutting-edge software engineering technology, advancing the safety, reliability and simplicity of building the cloud-scale software our customers demand.
Your responsibilities span the full lifecycle: from compiler technologies to agent training and steering to scalable deployment. You'll balance innovation with operational excellence, making technical choices that enable Hydro open source and Kiro agents to work smoothly for a wide class of developers while meeting AWS's standards for scale and security.
About the team
You'll join a team that bridges cutting-edge research and production engineering. We collaborate closely with UC Berkeley's Hydro research group, where the framework originated, maintaining strong ties to the academic community while building commercial-grade software. Our team culture emphasizes open source collaboration—you'll work directly with external contributors, engage with the broader Rust community, and help shape the future of distributed programming in the open. We value both deep technical expertise and the ability to translate research innovations into practical tools that developers love.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, CA, San Francisco - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually
Your impact will be immediate and visible in both open source and coding agents. You'll ship features that directly improve how developers work. You can expect to engage with AWS-internal customers from critical cloud services, and external customers as well. From day one, you'll have opportunities to lead—whether that's owning projects, defining technical direction, or shaping how the team operates.
This is your chance to work with the next generation of technologies for intelligent, cloud-scale software engineering.
Key job responsibilities
You'll work on the open source Hydro framework and its integration with Amazon's Kiro family of coding agents. Working directly with customers running some of the world's biggest distributed systems, you'll uncover real-world development challenges and translate them into product capabilities—staying true to Amazon's customer-obsessed approach. You'll build and deploy cutting-edge software engineering technology, advancing the safety, reliability and simplicity of building the cloud-scale software our customers demand.
Your responsibilities span the full lifecycle: from compiler technologies to agent training and steering to scalable deployment. You'll balance innovation with operational excellence, making technical choices that enable Hydro open source and Kiro agents to work smoothly for a wide class of developers while meeting AWS's standards for scale and security.
About the team
You'll join a team that bridges cutting-edge research and production engineering. We collaborate closely with UC Berkeley's Hydro research group, where the framework originated, maintaining strong ties to the academic community while building commercial-grade software. Our team culture emphasizes open source collaboration—you'll work directly with external contributors, engage with the broader Rust community, and help shape the future of distributed programming in the open. We value both deep technical expertise and the ability to translate research innovations into practical tools that developers love.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years working on concurrent, parallel or distributed systems OR 3+ years working on compilers (LLVM, GraalVM, etc.) or modern build tools (Nix, Bazel, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- ֵExperience leveraging AI based development tools to build production software
- Fluency in Rust
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, San Francisco - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually