Senior Software Architect & Tech Lead, Satellite Systems

Amazon Kuiper Infrastructure LLC; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Infrastructure LLC is seeking a senior software leader to design and deliver critical software used to test, process, and verify the Amazon Leo satellites for launch. You will own system architecture, drive security and scalability, and mentor a team of engineers located at Kennedy Space Center and beyond.

The role emphasizes leading multi-engineer projects, building AWS data services for real-time fleet visibility, and promoting best practices in CI/CD and operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 8+ years of programming experience in at least one software language.
• 5+ years leading design or architecture for new and existing systems, including patterns for reliability and scale.
• Experience serving as a mentor, technical lead, or engineering manager.
• US export control eligibility as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
• Ability to pass Kennedy Space Center background screening.
• Willingness to receive vaccinations needed for international travel, including yellow fever.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred).
• Masters degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of software for testing, processing, and validating Amazon Leo satellites.
• Own architecture of assigned systems, ensuring security, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Guide designs to align with the broader system vision and architecture.
• Lead multi-engineer projects and own solution architecture beyond code.
• Architect and build AWS-based data aggregation/visualization services for real-time fleet status.
• Promote engineering best practices: code structure, testing, CI/CD, ops docs.
• Identify architectural weaknesses and simplify existing systems.
• Lead design reviews for our team and partner teams.
• Mentor and coach engineers, including junior staff.
• Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement lasting fixes.
• Work from Merritt Island, FL, with up to 15% travel domestically and internationally.

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

Leadership/architecture

Mentor/tech lead/manager

Export control eligibility

Background screening

Travel readiness

Full SDLC experience

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Python

AWS

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Infrastructure LLC is seeking a senior software leader to design and deliver critical software used to test, process, and verify the Amazon Leo satellites for launch. You will own system architecture, drive security and scalability, and mentor a team of engineers located at Kennedy Space Center and beyond.

The role emphasizes leading multi-engineer projects, building AWS data services for real-time fleet visibility, and promoting best practices in CI/CD and operations.