Software Development Engineer, AWS Network Firewall

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

Sign-on bonus

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon's AWS Network Firewall team seeks Software Development Engineers to build scalable, distributed security services. You will craft high‑quality code in Java, Python, or C++ and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design, test, and deploy new firewall features at cloud scale.

You will participate in a fast-paced, on-call capable environment, contributing to reliability, performance, and security improvements across global infrastructure.

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.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance distributed systems that power AWS Network Firewall's traffic inspection and filtering capabilities
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in languages such as Java, Python, or C++ to deliver features that protect customer networks at cloud scale
• Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, architect solutions, and drive implementation of new firewall features
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems, contributing to operational excellence through on-call rotations and root cause analysis
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and documentation efforts to uphold engineering best practices and raise the bar for team quality
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and monitoring in a CI/CD environment
• Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, performance, and security while reducing operational burden through automation and tooling

Skills

Java

Python

C++

C#

Perl

Object Oriented Design

Distributed Systems

Education

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

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Network Firewall is a new services that defends Internet-facing applications against evolving threats. 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 cyber-attacks. Our unique technology and innovative services such as AWS Network Firewall, AWS Shield, AWS WAF and AWS Firewall Manager monitor and defend some of the largest customers and networks in the world.

We need talented Software Development Engineers like you to continue developing new capabilities for our recently launched AWS Network Firewall service.

Join us if …

You want to play a leading role, influencing how we design, develop, build, deploy and support new services. 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!

There are few teams in the world that develop critical cybersecurity attack mitigation capabilities at our scale. We are working with customers, gathering requirements, designing, building, supporting and iterating quickly to meet their needs.

Successful candidates will enjoy distributed systems design, and have outstanding analytical skills and communication ability. They will thrive in a highly collaborative, creative, analytical, and fast-paced environment and be comfortable interacting with highly technical software and networking development teams. Does that sound like you? If so, we encourage you to apply!

Key job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance distributed systems that power AWS Network Firewall's traffic inspection and filtering capabilities
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in languages such as Java, Python, or C++ to deliver features that protect customer networks at cloud scale
• Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, architect solutions, and drive implementation of new firewall features
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems, contributing to operational excellence through on-call rotations and root cause analysis
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and documentation efforts to uphold engineering best practices and raise the bar for team quality
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and monitoring in a CI/CD environment
• Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, performance, and security while reducing operational burden through automation and tooling

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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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
• 2+ years of any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and penetration testing experience

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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, VA, Herndon - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually