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Software Development Engineer (L5), Perimeter Protection (Anti-DDoS), NFW

Seattle, Washington, United States💼 Full-time💰 $143,700–$194,400🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design, develop, and maintain scalable distributed systems for AWS WAF to protect customer web applications from sophisticated attacks at global scale.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (L5)

Builds

AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) services and related perimeter protection tools

Domain

Cloud security, distributed systems, network defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

distributed systems design, software development lifecycle ownership, system architecture, root cause analysis, automation development, code review, on-call support

Preferred skills

full SDLC experience including testing and operations, design patterns and reliability scaling

Technologies

AWS WAF, AWS Shield, AWS Firewall Manager, Network Firewall

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable distributed systems for global web traffic protection; collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical designs; own the full software development lifecycle from design to deployment and operational support; contribute to system architecture decisions and drive technical direction; write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code; develop automation and tooling to improve operational efficiency; analyze and resolve complex production issues; mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with architecture influence

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