Senior Network Security Engineer: DDoS, eBPF/XDP & DPDK

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 227,000

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Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to build and scale the data plane for Global Accelerator, focusing on network security and DDoS resilience. You will work across forwarding, load balancing, connection tracking, and traffic mitigation with tight latency constraints.

The role requires deep expertise in kernel-bypass networking, eBPF/XDP, and DPDK, with collaboration across AWS Shield and networking teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure for global traffic.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional software development experience
Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team
Experience with security-focused networking or DDoS mitigation
Hands-on work with eBPF/XDP, DPDK or kernel-bypass frameworks
Strong problem-solving skills in high-throughput environments

Responsibilities

Design and build high-performance DDoS mitigation systems in kernel and userspace
Develop eBPF/XDP programs for fast packet filtering
Extend DPDK-based packet processor with mitigation primitives
Analyze attack patterns and translate into automated defenses
Own full lifecycle of security-critical infrastructure serving global traffic
Collaborate with AWS Shield, CloudFront, and networking teams