Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Software Development Engineer for Project Kuiper, focusing on building a state-of-the-art monitoring system for satellite ground terminals. Your work will directly impact global connectivity, ensuring reliability and performance. The role involves full software lifecycle ownership and collaboration with a talented team.

Benefits

Equity

Sign-on bonuses

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in system design or architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, implement, and optimize a condition monitoring system.
• Lead a small team ensuring performance meets SLAs/KPIs.
• Collaborate on machine-learned anomaly detection tools.

Skills

Software Development

System Design

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering

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Description

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and under-served communities around the world. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to help us build this service from the ground up.

Key job responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders across the Kuiper organization to define, design, implement, and optimize a state-of-the-art condition monitoring and remediation system for ground terminals.
• Own the deployed monitoring and remediation system, including leadership of a small team, ensuring performance meets/exceeds published SLAs/KPIs.
• Own the full software development lifecycle - including design, testing, deployment, mission integration, and operational support.
• Collaborate with applied scientists/engineers to define, test, and implement machine-learned anomaly detection tools, predictive maintenance workflows, and automated remediation applications.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. permanent residents (Green Card holders), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum.

A day in the life

Design, implement, optimize, and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers worldwide.

About The Team

The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team handles development, deployment, and long-term performance of Kuiper satellite ground terminals globally, including antennas, spectrum monitoring, and fault management systems. These systems are essential for the Kuiper constellation's reliability, uptime, and performance.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship)
• 2+ years of experience in system design or architecture, including patterns, reliability, and scaling
• Proficiency in at least one programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build, testing, and operations
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. For workplace accommodations, visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.

Compensation ranges from $129,300 to $223,600 annually, depending on location and experience. Additional benefits may include equity, sign-on bonuses, and other perks. More info at https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.