Senior Satellite Software Engineer – Embedded Systems

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 239,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks an experienced software engineer to develop embedded software for satellite systems. You will write drivers and system applications in Rust, C, and C++, interfacing with micro-controllers and collaborating across software and hardware teams.

The role emphasizes security, kernel feature development, and work across the life cycle from requirements to testing and operations, in a high-impact space program environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in Rust, C, C++, or other modern languages.
• Write device drivers and system applications for satellite systems.
• Write software to interact with micro-controllers.
• Collaborate with hardware teams for board bring-up and integration testing.
• Design and develop with a strong focus on security.
• Develop kernel features to support upcoming hardware and software features.

Skills

Rust

C

C++

Embedded software

Kernel development

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Firmware tools

Job description

Amazon Leo seeks an experienced software engineer to develop embedded software for satellite systems. You will write drivers and system applications in Rust, C, and C++, interfacing with micro-controllers and collaborating across software and hardware teams.

The role emphasizes security, kernel feature development, and work across the life cycle from requirements to testing and operations, in a high-impact space program environment.