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Software Development Engineer, AWS Network Firewall

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The role involves joining the AWS Network Firewall team to develop and enhance capabilities for a new service that protects Internet-facing applications from cyber threats. You will work alongside a diverse group of engineers and specialists to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced environment. The position emphasizes collaboration, customer satisfaction, and innovative problem-solving. Successful candidates will thrive in a creative and analytical setting, contributing to the design and implementation of distributed systems.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
  • 2+ years of experience with application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, or related fields

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance distributed systems for AWS Network Firewall
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in languages such as Java, Python, or C++
  • Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and architect solutions
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and documentation efforts
  • Contribute to the full software development lifecycle from design to monitoring in a CI/CD environment
  • Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, performance, and security

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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