Staff Threat Protection Engineer - DDoS & Networking

A10 Networks; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A10 Networks is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance Threat Protection Systems (TPS) for next-generation DDoS defense. You will design, implement, and validate high-performance network features, working across data plane, control plane, and policy layers with cross-functional teams to mitigate evolving botnet threats.

The role emphasizes scalable, observable, secure software in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience in networking, security, distributed systems, Linux systems, or related product development.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Solid understanding of OSI layers, TCP/IP networking, packet processing, and protocols such as DNS, HTTP, and TLS.
• Hands-on experience with Linux-based networking systems, including: OS concepts, user-space or kernel networking components, packet filtering, forwarding, or multi-threaded paths.
• Debugging and profiling tools such as GDB, Wireshark, perf, or similar tools.
• Ability to design and implement product features from requirements through coding, testing, debugging, and validation.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional engineering, QA, support, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and contribute to novel DDoS detection and mitigation approaches based on malware internals, traffic behavior, L4/L7 patterns, and policy enforcement.
• Contribute to an extensible DDoS mitigation data plane enabling programmable packet-processing logic and rapid response to new botnet patterns.
• Work across data plane, control plane, configuration, logging, and policy enforcement with multi-core and multi-threaded programming.
• Investigate defects, analyze traffic behavior, identify root causes, and deliver practical fixes using network tools.
• Collaborate with QA, support, product management, architects, and other engineering teams to clarify requirements and validate features.
• Create design notes, implementation documentation, unit tests, and end-to-end validation plans for assigned features.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Bash

Networking

Linux

Debugging

Communication

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE/EE

Tools

GDB

Wireshark

tcpdump

Job description

A10 Networks is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance Threat Protection Systems (TPS) for next-generation DDoS defense. You will design, implement, and validate high-performance network features, working across data plane, control plane, and policy layers with cross-functional teams to mitigate evolving botnet threats.

The role emphasizes scalable, observable, secure software in a hybrid environment.