[Skip to main content](#main-content) [ OpenNash ](https://opennash.com/) / [Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [ 01 Search jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/search/)[ 02 Companies](https://jobs.opennash.com/explore/)[ 03 Hiring report](https://jobs.opennash.com/reports/hiring/)[ 04 AI assistants](https://jobs.opennash.com/connect/)[ 05 How it works](https://jobs.opennash.com/methodology/) Amazon · Austin, TX # Senior SDE, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch US, TX, Austin Senior individual contributor Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted October 22, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10586330/senior-sde-opensearch-aws-opensearch) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Senior SDE, OpenSearch, AWS OpenSearch ## Job description Are you interested in building security for a cloud-scale distributed log analytics and search platform? Do you want to revolutionize the way people manage and secure vast volumes of data in the cloud? Do you want to have direct and immediate impact on a large number of AWS users? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing AWS service and work in a fast paced startup style environment? Amazon Opensearch makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale Opensearch (for log analytics, application monitoring, full-text search, and more! Amazon Opensearch is a fully managed service that delivers Opensearch’s easy-to-use APIs and real-time capabilities along with offering predictable performance and seamless scalability for production workloads. The OpenSearch team is looking for innovative engineers with a passion for helping develop the next generation of security features to help users (both, opensource community users and AWS customers) secure and manage access to their data, all at cloud scale. You should be somebody who enjoys working on complex system software, is customer-centric, and feels strongly about delivering results. You should be passionate about solving security hurdles in innovative ways. You'll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain top-notch experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are smart, passionate about cloud computing, and believe that world class service is critical to customer success. About OpenSearch \--------------------------- OpenSearch is a community-driven, Apache 2.0-licensed open-source search and analytics suite built on Apache Lucene. Since launching in July 2021, the project has delivered multiple major and minor releases with innovations in core search, vector search, and analytics capabilities. Our next phase focuses on transforming OpenSearch into an intelligent retrieval engine - one that meets the evolving needs of customers running search, analytics, and AI-powered workloads across structured, unstructured, and multi-modal data. ### Key job responsibilities As a Software Development Engineer on the Amazon Opensearch Security team, you will: 1\. Design, develop and support security for a world-class platform serving individuals and businesses of all sizes 2\. Building technologies that help customers strengthen their security posture and better meet security requirements in the AWS Cloud 3\. Work at the core of the AWS OpenSearch service, with ample opportunities to contribute to open source 4\. Work on challenging problems in areas such as data storage, query optimization, JVM performance optimization, security, machine learning and more. 5\. You will join a team that values strong intuition, but seek metrics and other data sources to back up their assumptions. 6\. Supporting plugin teams in meeting the security requirements for host logging, patching, and vulnerability detection. 7\. Continually challenge what exists and explore what should be changed to best meet evolving customer needs 8\. Participate in setting a vision and objectives for AWS OpenSearch in alignment with customer needs and market opportunities ### About the team 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 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 22, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 25, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 8, 2026 - Listed for: 17 days - Location: US, TX, Austin[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10586330/senior-sde-opensearch-aws-opensearch) ## Hiring at Amazon - Open jobs: 21,930 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [Senior Security Engineer, AWS Vulnerability Management, AWS Vulnerability Management - Host OS and Third Party Software](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/fccdfacf3bc7c7967e7c/) US, TX, Austin ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Annapurna ML Systems, Trainium](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/1bd269ab92f7203d9026/) US, TX, Austin ### [Senior Software Engineer, Graviton Software](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/8b784265da02f07ff02f/) US, TX, Austin ### [Senior Software Engineer, Project Leo Customer Terminals](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/91d62bf75bdd82f2dd9c/) US, TX, Austin ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Principal Software Engineer, OpenSearch Platform](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oracle/jobs/d12b77253d6d81df56d5/) Oracle · Nashville, TN, United States ### [Software Engineer (Developer, OpenSearch)-TS/SCI with Polygraph](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-dynamics/jobs/7c21e18e5846bd35db2a/) General Dynamics · Chantilly, VA, US ### [IS Technical Specialist (Full-Stack SDE)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/567f1d8039d36aff8c7d/) Huntington Bank · Columbus, OH ### [SDE LEAD(.Net+Azure Developer)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tata-consultancy-services/jobs/348a7ab3e476e22a474a/) Tata Consultancy Services · Bellevue, WA ### [Full Stack SDE II](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/verisk-analytics/jobs/30d0a32553982bd192be/) Verisk Analytics · Boston, MA, United States [Jobs in Austin, TX](/locations/us/tx/austin/)[Jobs in Texas](/locations/us-tx/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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