Software Development Engineer, Project Kuiper

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Development Engineer, where you'll contribute to Project Kuiper, an initiative aimed at enhancing global broadband access. This role involves designing and developing scalable e-Commerce solutions on AWS, ensuring seamless functionality for users. You will work with a dynamic team, tackling challenges in software development and architecture while making a significant impact on connectivity for underserved communities. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Equity options

Sign-on payments

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience required.
• Experience with design patterns and system architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to design, develop, and operate e-Commerce software.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and implement best practices for software development.

Skills

Software Development

Design Patterns

Reliability and Scaling

Programming Languages

CI/CD Pipelines

Test Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Source Control Management

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Project Kuiper

Job ID: 2944271 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The eCommerce team is seeking engineers who are interested in building the next generation eCommerce platform that is highly scalable, fully automated and always available.

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

1. Collaborate with engineers across the organization to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate critical e-Commerce software for Kuiper.
2. Work on initiatives building e-Commerce functions on AWS infrastructure and help implement best practices for software development.
3. Develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems.
4. Help engineers and build solutions which are required for provisioning and operating Internet service providers.

A day in the life

Have you wanted an opportunity to develop the software applications and services for an advanced global communications service? This role is for a Software Development Engineer who will design, build, and maintain components and services of Project Kuiper's Customer eCommerce Services and interact with the core Kuiper Network.

About the team

Our team owns developing the architecture, solutions & roadmap for managing the customer lifecycle for communications services; including identity and account management, subscriber management services, user provisioning, billing and payments, customer and technical support tools, offer management tools, and customer metrics and analytics.

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

• 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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit this link.

Posted: January 15, 2025 (Updated about 7 hours ago)