Software Dev Engineer, Shield (Anti-DDoS)

Amazon • Seattle, WA

22h

About The Position

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 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 Amazon’s 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.

The Shield team builds and operates AWS Shield, Amazon's 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.

Requirements

• 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 equivalent
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

• 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
• 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

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 team’s on-call rotation

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level