Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminals

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a Software Development Engineer to build and maintain software powering in-flight connectivity for commercial airlines. You will contribute to the Leo Aviation Solution, running aboard aircraft to manage cabin networks, satellite uplink scheduling, over-the-air updates, and passenger services.

You will write production code for embedded environments, collaborate across avionics, networking, and cloud teams, and grow your scope as you gain domain expertise in aviation-grade

Qualifications

• Proficient in modern software languages used for embedded and distributed systems.
• Experience with design patterns, reliability, and scaling of large systems.
• Strong understanding of object oriented design and multi-threaded architectures.
• Experience in writing production-grade code for embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain features and modules within the Leo Aviation Solution – cabin network management, software lifecycle, connectivity monitoring, and observability.
• Write production-quality software for certified embedded environments, meeting DO-178C Level E standards.
• Contribute to the over-the-air software lifecycle pipeline including cryptographic validation and staged activation.
• Develop observability infrastructure with health endpoints and telemetry collection.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and aviation-grade development practices.

Skills

C++

Java

C#

Object-Oriented design

Multithreading

Software development

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses, schools, hospitals, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access.

Amazon Leo is seeking a Software Development Engineer to help build and maintain the software that powers in-flight connectivity for commercial airlines. You will contribute to the Leo Aviation Solution, the software platform that runs aboard aircraft, managing cabin Wi-Fi networks, satellite connectivity, over-the-air software updates, and operational services for passengers, crew, and airlines simultaneously.

This is a hands-on engineering role with real impact. The Leo Aviation Solution is early in its development, which means you will write production code that ships on aircraft and runs across a growing fleet. You will implement features and modules within the platform, working closely with senior engineers who set the architectural direction. You will grow your scope over time as you build depth in the system and the domain. Sound engineering fundamentals, a bias for writing tested and maintainable code, and a willingness to learn a new and demanding problem space matter more than prior aviation experience.

The platform spans a technically demanding stack: containerized software running on embedded aircraft hardware; a multi-segment cabin network managing VLAN-based traffic prioritization across passenger, crew, and airline operational services; satellite uplink quality-of-service scheduling; cryptographically validated over-the-air software deployments; and a security infrastructure designed to protect certified airborne systems.

The team brings together engineers from avionics and embedded systems, enterprise networking, distributed cloud infrastructure, and aviation certification. You will learn from engineers with backgrounds ranging from embedded software to large-scale distributed systems, and you will be supported with mentorship as you develop into a stronger, more well-rounded engineer.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• Implement and maintain features and modules within the Leo Aviation Solution - cabin network management, software and configuration lifecycle, connectivity monitoring, and observability - taking components from implementation through production deployment under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write production-quality software for certified embedded environments, meeting DO-178C Level E standards.
• Contribute to the over-the-air software lifecycle pipeline - cryptographic validation, staged activation, automatic rollback, and version reporting to ground-side fleet systems.
• Contribute to observability infrastructure - health endpoints, telemetry collection, built-in test execution, and the ground-side data pipeline for fleet monitoring.
• Implement software against interface definitions and Architecture Decision Records defined with senior engineers, raising questions and edge cases that affect cross-workstream alignment.
• Write and execute DO-178C-aligned tests, including unit, integration, and requirements-based tests across cabin platforms.
• Integrate software across cabin hardware platforms, working within the hardware abstraction layers that keep the codebase portable.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, and grow your knowledge of aviation-grade development practices.

About the team

Amazon Leo is building technology that most engineers have never encountered. Our team brings together engineers from avionics and embedded systems, enterprise networking, distributed cloud infrastructure, and aviation certification. Our team includes engineers with backgrounds ranging from embedded software to large-scale distributed systems - and we value the full range of that experience.

We are continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. You will find extensive knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded technical leader.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented