Software Development Engineer – Lab Automation & Infra

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer to own the development, implementation, and test of tooling and services on the Software Lab team in Redmond. You will collaborate with ground and space systems teams to deliver integrated solutions and drive automation across the full tech stack.

The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of software engineering, can work independently, and will mentor others while focusing on operational excellence and scalable

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 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 or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate new data plane and control plane features end-to-end, from stakeholder requirements gathering through production-ready delivery with comprehensive test coverage.
• Architect and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for the software lab, including container image pipelines, deployment orchestration, automated runbook workflows, and self-healing mechanisms with health checks and rollback.
• Build and extend software test infrastructure services spanning fleet automation, scheduling, and resource reservation. Drive continuous improvement of service KPIs including availability, uptime, and latency.
• Lead team-level security initiatives including fine-grained access control, vulnerability triage across fleet and software dependencies, and application security reviews.
• Champion operational excellence by troubleshooting production issues, grooming backlog requirements, and delivering features through iterative sprint cycles.
• Mentor engineers on cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure best practices, and scalable system design.

Skills

Software development

Design patterns

Object-oriented design

Code reviews

Source control

Testing

Education

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

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer to own the development, implementation, and test of tooling and services on the Software Lab team in Redmond. You will collaborate with ground and space systems teams to deliver integrated solutions and drive automation across the full tech stack.

The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of software engineering, can work independently, and will mentor others while focusing on operational excellence and scalable