Software Development Engineer II - Ground Control Console

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 211,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer II for the Leo Ground Control Console. You will design and build backend services and the cloud platform that powers operator tools for ground and space systems.

You will own deployment pipelines, implement observability, and partner with teams across mission operations. A strong background in distributed systems and security is valued, with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience for large-scale systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and operate backend services, APIs and infrastructure for Leo's tools.
• Own the platform's cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines as code.
• Measure, improve latency and reliability, and make services resilient to failures.
• Add metrics, alarms and logging to track performance and issues.
• Collaborate with ground and space teams to turn requirements into robust solutions.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and participate in design reviews and QA checks.
• Improve developer productivity with better tooling, CI/CD and automation.

Skills

Software development

Design & architecture

OO design

C#/C++/Java/Perl

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer II for the Leo Ground Control Console. You will design and build backend services and the cloud platform that powers operator tools for ground and space systems.

You will own deployment pipelines, implement observability, and partner with teams across mission operations. A strong background in distributed systems and security is valued, with a focus on reliability and performance.