Software Development Engineer, Perimeter Protection (Anti-DDoS), NFW 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 engineering role focused on building and improving AWS Network Firewall and related perimeter protection services, including DDoS mitigation, deep packet inspection, and traffic analysis systems. The work spans data-plane and control-plane development, distributed systems design, and operational support. Suited to engineers comfortable owning features across the full development lifecycle at large network scale.
Mid level · 3+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,450 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 620–2,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The Basic Qualifications are unusually sparse — only 3+ years of software development experience, 2+ years of design/architecture experience, and 'at least one programming language' are hard-gated. No specific language, framework, or cloud technology is listed as required.
The role's day-to-day work (DDoS mitigation, deep packet inspection, Network Firewall, data-plane/control-plane development) is described in the responsibilities narrative, not in a requirements section, so those technologies are captured as preferred rather than hard gates.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science appears only under Preferred Qualifications, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The posting names no specific programming language as required — only 'at least one software programming language' is stated, which is too generic to emit as a named skill.
Compensation is quoted as a Seattle-specific base salary range of $143,700–$194,400 annually, plus sign-on and RSUs per the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design.
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