Would you like to develop new AWS services that enhance our customers' ability to protect web applications against evolving threats and attacks? AWS Perimeter Protection has created unique technology and innovative services such as AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS Firewall Manager and Network Firewall to monitor and defend some of the largest distributed networks in the world, but it is still only Day 1. At AWS, you'll have the opportunity to raise the bar, developing brand new features for recently launched services that defend against evolving threats while providing customers with centralized management and visibility. We build everything from low-level packet inspection hardware/software to customer-facing AWS services to globally distributed systems capable of mitigating the world's largest and most sophisticated attacks. We are looking for talented, motivated and innovative software engineers to join a world-class team responsible for contributing to continued development and enhancement to Network Firewall. Join us if ... - You want to develop services that defend some of the Internet's largest businesses from bad actors and malicious requests. The problems we solve are complex and constantly evolving. - You care deeply about delighting customers and building high quality software. Our leadership principles (http://www.amazon.jobs/principles) empower us to act and challenge us never to accept the status quo. - You want to work in a fast-paced environment with a start-up atmosphere. We ship code every day! Key job responsibilities - Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that detect and mitigate DDoS attacks in real time, protecting AWS customers at massive scale - Develop deep packet inspection and traffic analysis solutions to identify malicious patterns and enforce network security policies across the AWS perimeter - Build and optimize data-plane and control-plane components for AWS Network Firewall, ensuring resilience under adversarial conditions - Own features end-to-end-from gathering customer requirements through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including networking, security, and applied science to research and deliver innovative anti-DDoS countermeasures - Contribute to system architecture decisions that balance performance, cost, and security trade-offs at cloud scale - Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, alarming, and participation in on-call rotations to maintain service availability - Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical documentation to maintain high engineering standards and mentor peers BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience programming with at least one software programming language 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 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, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually