Software Dev Engineer, Shield (Anti-DDoS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Shield is looking to hire highly motivated best-in-class Software Development Engineers for our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Response Team to drive the security and stability of our network while innovating the automation of our operations.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership success in autonomously and/or collaboratively driving complex issues to resolution and an automation first mindset. The candidate can also demonstrate in-depth knowledge of software development and/or security and be able to clearly communicate design best practices to customers to help them scale under load. They will regularly demonstrated operational excellence in supporting a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment including event management. As a technical leader the candidate will manage complex stakeholder relationships both technical and leadership. A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazons world class technical teams working with some of the best and brightest engineers while developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Key job responsibilities
- Build state of the art incident response systems
- Work with Amazon customers and service teams to diagnose and respond to ongoing events
- Partner with Amazon organizations to proactively assess their DDoS resilience and drive improvements
- Drive improvements in our automated detection and mitigation systems from operational learnings
- Advise leadership about new trends and/or ways to improve our DDoS resilience
- Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team
- Participate in the teams on-call rotation

About the team
The Shield team builds and operates AWS Shield Amazons managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service. We safeguard applications running on AWS against network and transport layer attacks ensuring availability and performance for customers worldwide. Our team develops intelligent detection algorithms automated mitigation systems and real-time threat response capabilities. We work backwards from customer needs to deliver always-on protection that scales automatically defending against the largest and most sophisticated DDoS attacks. Shield protects millions of AWS resources daily enabling customers to focus on their business without worrying about availability threats.

- 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
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols to include HTTP(S) DNS and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures
- Experience working in fast paced environments and managing workload even during times of stress or escalated activity
- Experience using English communication skills both written and verbal to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually