Software Development Engineer

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health benefits

Sign-on payments

Job summary

Amazon Leo is building a constellation of satellites to provide broadband connectivity. This role designs, builds, and maintains critical APIs and interfaces linking Leo capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA and DoD.

You will develop software services for mission-critical space safety and sustainability applications, coordinating with external systems at scale. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to meet performance, reliability, interoperability, and security

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture of systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related experience.
• 1+ years designing and developing large-scale distributed software applications.
• 1+ years of object-oriented design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS, Engineering, Mathematics or related field.
• Experience programming in at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Leo network team to develop APIs and interface software.
• Demonstrate interfaces in a simulated test environment.
• Solve complex problems for government customers as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to internal and vendor teams to deliver software and interface requirements.
• Ensure systems meet performance, availability, interoperability, and security needs.
• Communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders.
• Escalate urgent issues and drive to closure.
• Provide visualizations and document results across teams.

Skills

Software development

System design

Object oriented design

Programming languages: C#, C++, Java,?

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field

Tools

APIs

Distributed systems

Job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Leo capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and other National Security customers. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.

Key job responsibilities

• - Utilize network topology understanding and Software Defined Networking / network operations experience to interface with the Leo network team to develop APIs and other enabling interface software to meet unique customer needs
• - Demonstrate the capabilities of the interfaces and architectures you define in a simulated test environment you help develop
• - Solve complex technical problems related to the use of the Leo constellation for government customers as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• - Contribute to internal and vendor teams to develop and deliver on software and interface requirements
• - Ensure systems meet Leo and US Government performance needs including availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security requirements
• - Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders and management teams
• - Escalate urgent issues appropriately and drive them to closure in a timely manner
• - Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

About the team

The Leo for Government team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers.

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 Design experience
• - Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• - Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• - 3+ year of Software Defined Networking / network operations experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

USA, CA, El Segundo - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, CA, NORTHRIDGE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Redmond - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually