Software Dev Engineer II - DDoS Defense Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a talented software engineer to help protect AWS infrastructure from sophisticated DDoS attacks.

You will design next-generation security mechanisms, work on both existing and greenfield projects, and collaborate with research and DDoS response teams to stop attacks at scale. Join a fast-moving, high-impact team building internet-scale defenses for AWS global infrastructure, delivering safe, reliable traffic flows while balancing scale

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale distributed software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.

Responsibilities

• Design the future of AWS security architecture.
• Architect the next generation of protection mechanisms for AWS and its customers.
• Work on existing and greenfield projects to detect, mitigate, and prevent attacks at scale and in real-time.
• Collaborate with research and DDoS response teams to build effective stop solutions.

Skills

Software development

System architecture design

Object oriented design

C++

C#

Java

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

C++

C#

Java

Perl

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a talented software engineer to help protect AWS infrastructure from sophisticated DDoS attacks.

You will design next-generation security mechanisms, work on both existing and greenfield projects, and collaborate with research and DDoS response teams to stop attacks at scale. Join a fast-moving, high-impact team building internet-scale defenses for AWS global infrastructure, delivering safe, reliable traffic flows while balancing scale