Senior Software Engineer - Space Networking & LEO Optics

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon LEO seeks a Software Engineer for the Optical Inter‑Satellite Link team. You will design and implement the switch‑management software and network stack that enables deterministic, low‑latency forwarding across the constellation.

You’ll work on embedded Linux drivers, flight software networking layers, and tooling for diagnostics with cross‑functional hardware, optics, and operations teams. You will mentor engineers, contribute to SDN and L2 networking, and help deliver space‑based

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with a switch SDK and L2 protocols, including RSTP, BFD, MPLS, and ARP.
• Experience developing embedded and low‑level networking software systems in C/C++ or Rust.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance the switch‑management software enabling deterministic, low‑latency forwarding across the constellation.
• Design and optimize the networking layers of flight software for optical inter‑satellite link systems on embedded Linux.
• Collaborate with hardware, optics, systems, and operations engineers to deploy high‑speed optical communication systems and networking stack.
• Build and extend tooling for network diagnostics and observability for rapid fault isolation and performance trending.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Embedded networking

L2 networking protocols

SDN switch firmware

Mentoring/leadership

System design

Tools

Switch SDK

Embedded Linux

Job description

Amazon LEO seeks a Software Engineer for the Optical Inter‑Satellite Link team. You will design and implement the switch‑management software and network stack that enables deterministic, low‑latency forwarding across the constellation.

You’ll work on embedded Linux drivers, flight software networking layers, and tooling for diagnostics with cross‑functional hardware, optics, and operations teams. You will mentor engineers, contribute to SDN and L2 networking, and help deliver space‑based