Software Dev Engineer, AWS WAF Bot Control and Fraud Prevention

Amazon is hiring a Software Dev Engineer, AWS WAF Bot Control and Fraud Prevention in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AWS, Cloudfront and API Gateway.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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The role was posted within the past two weeks.

AI in this role

Build globally scaled microservices and low-latency distributed systems for AWS WAF bot control and fraud prevention.

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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS WAF protects millions of web applications from attacks in real-time. We empower customers to configure firewall rules that allow, block, monitor, or CAPTCHA web requests based on IP addresses, HTTP headers, SQL injection patterns, cross-site scripting, and more. Our service integrates seamlessly with CloudFront, Application Load Balancer, API Gateway, and AppSync—supporting cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments.

We've built a highly available, low-latency distributed system that propagates security changes worldwide in minutes, enabling customers to respond to active threats instantly. Our deep integration with CloudWatch, AWS Firehose, AWS Config, and CloudFormation gives customers complete visibility, compliance tracking, and automated deployment capabilities.

We're both builders and customers of AWS. You'll leverage AWS services to create solutions that scale seamlessly and integrate into existing customer workflows. There's no playbook—you'll create novel solutions to unprecedented challenges while working on a service that directly protects the internet.

Key job responsibilities
- Building globally-scaled microservices across AWS Regions and CloudFront edge locations
- Processing millions of requests with single-digit millisecond latency
- Designing highly available systems that never compromise on security
- Owning the complete customer experience and per-request rule processing for CloudFront, API Gateway, and ALB
- Lead design and architecture decisions for new features and services
- Research and innovate solutions in uncharted problem spaces
- Interact directly with customers to gather requirements and validate solutions
- Build, test, deploy, and operationally support production systems
- Influence the technical direction of AWS WAF and future security services

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Dev Engineer, AWS WAF Bot Control and Fraud Prevention at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Software Dev Engineer, AWS WAF Bot Control and Fraud Prevention is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on October 15, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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