Software Development Engineer - Amazon LEO Network Services, LEO Pop

Amazon Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the core team building the ground-based traffic processing pipelines that connect our LEO satellite network to the external world. You will architect, implement, and operate software from the ground up while contributing to the team culture and engineering practices.

You will contribute to features that improve service quality, security, and reliability, work with multiple teams across AWS, and help scale infrastructure for customers

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• Experience programming with at least one software language; preference for C/C++, Go, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate infrastructure.
• Mentor junior and new team members on best practices and coding standards.
• Engineer and build a cloud service that is reliable and available for customers.

Skills

Software development experience

System design/architecture

Programming language proficiency

C/C++, Go, or Rust

Job description

Software Development Engineer - Amazon LEO Network Services, LEO Pop

Job ID: 10582047 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. In this role as a SDE, you will be part of the core technical team building the ground based traffic processing pipelines for connecting LEO’s satellite network to the external world. This opportunity will afford you an exciting SDE role in Amazon Leo that would enable you to architect and build software from the ground up and drive the engineering culture of the team.

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

• You will develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines.
• You will work with multiple cross functional teams to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate the infrastructure you build
• You will develop and mentor junior and new team members.
• You will engineer and build a cloud service that is reliable and available to provide connectivity for our customers
• You will work on features that enhance the quality of service and security for our customers.
• You will collaborate and work on initiatives across multiple teams to build networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure and set best practices for software development processes.

A day in the life

Software Development Engineer at Amazon Leo work on designing networking features with various stakeholders, implementing and testing them on prototype/production environments and delivering solutions with the highest quality. We write code, debug, and create the world’s most innovative products. We also operate our own service fleets and handle our customer issues to provide the best experience for our customers.

About the team

Here at Amazon Leo, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) conference. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work, it’s about the workflow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We are flexible in our working hours and encourage you to find harmony between your work and personal lives.

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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++, GoLang or Rust programming language

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

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually