Flight Software Engineer, Optical Inter-Satellite Link (LEO)

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Engineer for the Optical Inter-Satellite Link team to design and deliver embedded flight software for satellites. You’ll handle everything from requirements to deployment, ensuring reliable operation in orbit and across a constellation.

You’ll contribute to autonomous control, fault management, and high‑speed optical communications, collaborating with hardware, optics, and operations teams to push space-based networking forward.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship software development experience.
• 3+ years of design/architecture experience in complex systems.
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++ and drivers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize flight software for optical inter-satellite links.
• Architect fault-tolerant software with health monitoring and autonomous recovery.
• Build and maintain test, validation, and simulation infrastructure.
• Own full lifecycle of embedded software delivery on satellites in orbit.
• Collaborate with hardware, optics, and operations teams for high-speed links.

Skills

Embedded dev

C/C++

Driver development

Design patterns

System reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

QEMU/KVM

ARM-based SoCs

FPGA software

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Engineer for the Optical Inter-Satellite Link team to design and deliver embedded flight software for satellites. You’ll handle everything from requirements to deployment, ensuring reliable operation in orbit and across a constellation.

You’ll contribute to autonomous control, fault management, and high‑speed optical communications, collaborating with hardware, optics, and operations teams to push space-based networking forward.