Software Dev Engineer (Anti-DDoS)

TL;DR

Software Dev Engineer (Anti-DDoS): Building and operating state-of-the-art incident response and automated mitigation systems for AWS Shield with an accent on network stability and security. Focus on designing large-scale distributed systems, diagnosing complex DDoS events, and improving automated detection algorithms.

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Company

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring continual access to cloud innovation for customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Build state-of-the-art incident response systems.
• Diagnose and respond to ongoing DDoS events in collaboration with hirify.global customers and service teams.
• Proactively assess DDoS resilience across hirify.global organizations and drive architectural improvements.
• Improve automated detection and mitigation systems based on operational learnings.
• Advise leadership on new trends and strategies to enhance DDoS resilience.
• Contribute to hiring, developing team members, and participating in the on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in the design or architecture of new and existing systems, focusing on reliability and scaling.
• Experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• Strong knowledge of Object Oriented Design.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, and build processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers ownership to completion.
• Opportunity to work with world-class technical teams in one of the most innovative technology companies.
• Environment focused on operational excellence and pushing the boundaries of existing technology.