Senior Satellite Embedded Software Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for the Amazon Leo program in Redmond, WA. You will develop embedded software for satellite avionics, write drivers, and collaborate across software and hardware teams to bring up boards and test integrations.

You will influence security-focused design and kernel features to enable upcoming HW/SW capabilities. Ideal candidates have 6+ years of professional software development, leadership experience, and a strong background in C/C++/Rust.

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.
• Work closely with hardware teams to support board bring-up and integration testing.
• Design and develop, ensuring a high bar on Security.
• Develop Kernel Features required to support the upcoming HW & SW features

Skills

Rust

C++

C

Mentor/Tech Lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for the Amazon Leo program in Redmond, WA. You will develop embedded software for satellite avionics, write drivers, and collaborate across software and hardware teams to bring up boards and test integrations.

You will influence security-focused design and kernel features to enable upcoming HW/SW capabilities. Ideal candidates have 6+ years of professional software development, leadership experience, and a strong background in C/C++/Rust.