Senior Software Engineer: Ground Optical & Cloud Systems

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon LEO is building a ground-based optical communication system to enable high-speed data transfer between satellites and ground stations. We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the design and implementation of software that controls, monitors, and manages ground terminals, spanning firmware, networking, and cloud-based operations.

This is a greenfield opportunity to shape critical infrastructure from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting software for ground-based optical communication terminals.
• Ability to design real-time, distributed systems spanning embedded and cloud components.
• Familiarity with remote management, telemetry, and fleet operations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop software for ground-based optical communication terminals, spanning embedded control systems, networking stacks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement remote management and monitoring systems for geographically distributed deployments.
• Develop networking solutions for high-throughput optical data paths and integration with network infrastructure.
• Build cloud-based operations platforms for fleet management, telemetry, alarming, and performance monitoring.
• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code for automated deployment, configuration management, and scaling of ground systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including optical, electrical, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineers.
• Define system architecture, interfaces, and protocols for ground terminal software subsystems.
• Develop fault-tolerant, highly available systems capable of autonomous operation in remote environments.
• Own full lifecycle delivery from requirements through deployment and ongoing operations.

Skills

Embedded systems

Networking stacks

Cloud infrastructure

Remote operations

Firmware experience

Job description

Amazon LEO is building a ground-based optical communication system to enable high-speed data transfer between satellites and ground stations. We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the design and implementation of software that controls, monitors, and manages ground terminals, spanning firmware, networking, and cloud-based operations.

This is a greenfield opportunity to shape critical infrastructure from the ground up.