Amazon
Sr. Software Engineer, AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Global Accelerator
$168K–$227K
Seattle, WA +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Santa Clara, CA
Portland, OR - Experience
- 5+ years in each of the three areas stated in the basic qualifications; preferred full software development life cycle experience is also 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
About the job
Build and operate high-performance packet-processing and DDoS-resilience systems for AWS Global Accelerator’s global network.
What you'll do
- Design and build DDoS mitigation systems in the kernel fast path and userspace data plane, including eBPF/XDP programs.
- Extend the DPDK-based packet processor with mitigation capabilities such as SYN proxying, rate shaping, and connection tracking.
- Analyze attack traffic, develop automated defenses, and own security-critical infrastructure from design through production operation.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading the design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; hands-on eBPF/XDP experience; or experience with DPDK, AF_XDP, or other kernel-bypass frameworks.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
eBPF/XDP, DPDK, AF_XDP
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