Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Controller, Amazon LEO

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Software Development Engineer for the Software Defined Network (SDN) controller of the LEO system. This role designs and builds a scalable, high-throughput network core supporting satellite and terrestrial components.

You will contribute to architecture decisions and implement reliable software across distributed nodes. The team focuses on a high-performance control plane, delivering an edge-to-cloud telecom service with rigorous operational

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a modern, scalable, low-latency network architecture.
• Implement highly available satellite topology management.
• Develop software that drives control plane operation on physical and virtual nodes.
• Define and automate software development, testing, and maintenance processes.
• Provide operational excellence for control plane services and tooling.

Skills

3+ years professional software

Design/architecture experience

Programming language experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Controller, Amazon LEO

Job ID: 10510860 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon LEO is an inititative 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.

Key job responsibilities

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.

• Take responsibility for designing and delivering a modern, flexible, scalable, high throughput, low latency network architecture
• Implement highly available satellite topology management
• Implement highly‑available software that will drive networking control plane operation on physical and virtual nodes
• Define and automate processes used for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance
• Provide operational excellence for control plane services, to including enabling tools and definition/refinement of operational processes

A day in the life

This is an opportunity to be at the heart of the design, building and operation of a massive satellite constellation and terrestrial network. We interact with the satellite ground control services, the customer engagement systems and monitoring services to constantly fine-tune our network and deliver a high quality service to our customers. You will be responsible to build the best network for our customers.

About the team

The Software Defined Network (SDN) controller team is building the brain driving the LEO Network. Innovation is in our DNA and we tackle the problems presented by a dynamic network at global scale. It is our responsibility to ensure that the network works and our customer has a one‑of‑a‑kind experience using our service.

Our team will design, implement and operate the control plane that provides a high throughput telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, Cloud services and terrestrial network infrastructure that connects into public and private networks.

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
• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

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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 .

USA, WA, Redmond - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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