Software Development Engineer, AWS Network Firewall at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Jul 3, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software development role focused on building and maintaining the distributed systems behind AWS Network Firewall, a cloud-scale traffic inspection and filtering service. Day-to-day work spans designing and coding new firewall features, troubleshooting production issues across distributed systems, and contributing to the full delivery pipeline from architecture through deployment. Suits engineers with a background in distributed systems who are comfortable working across networking and security domains.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 18,500 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 13,900–24,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
The role title is plain 'Software Development Engineer' with no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The hard requirements gate on 3+ years of professional software development and 2+ years of design/architecture experience, which maps to a Mid-level band.
The programming language requirement ('at least one software programming language') is stated as a hard gate but is intentionally open-ended; Java, Python, and C++ are the only named examples in the JD and are treated as interchangeable alternatives for that single requirement.
CI/CD and code reviews appear in the job responsibilities narrative and in the Preferred Qualifications section respectively, not in the Basic Qualifications hard-gate block.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed under Preferred Qualifications only, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Compensation is quoted as an annual base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 for Seattle, WA, with additional sign-on payments and RSUs noted but not quantified.
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