Senior Software Architect - Satellite Launch Readiness

Amazon; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health insurance (medical, dental, vis

401(k) matching

paid time off

parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Infrastructure LLC in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the technical direction of our most complex systems. You will lead architecture and delivery of software that runs on the critical path of every launch campaign, driving engineering quality and mentoring engineers.

You will shape data aggregation and visualization services on AWS for real-time fleet status, establish best practices, and guide designs across teams while ensuring secure,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 8+ 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.
• Export control: must be a US citizen, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee/asylee.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of software systems used to test, process, and validate Amazon Leo satellites for launch — including automated health checks, software configuration management, and launch readiness verification.
• Own the architecture for assigned systems: provide technical guidance, ensure systems are secure, maintainable, and extensible, and guide others' designs to fit the broader picture.
• Lead projects requiring work from multiple engineers; own the design even when you do not personally author every component.
• Architect and build data aggregation and visualization services on AWS that provide real-time fleet status visibility to engineering and program leadership.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices across the team: code organization, testing, operational excellence, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Identify and resolve architectural deficiencies that limit team delivery; simplify existing systems.
• Lead design reviews for your team and participate in design reviews for adjacent teams.
• Mentor and coach multiple engineers on the team, including less senior engineers.
• Lead root cause analysis on operational issues and implement systemic fixes that eliminate entire classes of problems.
• Based in Merritt Island, FL with up to 15% travel (domestic/international)

Skills

Leadership

Architecture design

Mentoring

Python

AWS

CI/CD

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Python scripting

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Infrastructure LLC in Merritt Island, FL seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the technical direction of our most complex systems. You will lead architecture and delivery of software that runs on the critical path of every launch campaign, driving engineering quality and mentoring engineers.

You will shape data aggregation and visualization services on AWS for real-time fleet status, establish best practices, and guide designs across teams while ensuring secure,