Software Development Engineer, VirtSat Team

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 is hiring a Software Engineer for Project Leo to design, implement, and operate globally available distributed systems at scale. You will build cloud-native services using Java, leveraging AWS technologies to provide low-latency broadband tooling and simulating Leo environments.

Export control requires USC/National status or equivalent; flexible career path offered with vetting measures. The role emphasizes designing scalable solutions, mentoring teammates, and defining operational

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable software solutions for satellite constellations.
• Collaborate with teams to design software systems for mission needs.
• Implement production cloud native software in Java.
• Leverage AWS and Amazon technologies to build high-availability services.
• Mentor new team members and contribute to technical roadmaps.
• Define and automate software development, testing, and maintenance processes.
• Provide operational excellence and refine maintenance processes.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

C++

C#

Perl

Object Oriented Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

Project Leo is an initiative 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.

This role of a Software Engineer will design, implement, and operate globally available distributed systems geared towards giving Leo the ability to operate within realistic virtual Leo environments at scale. You’ll build systems using the latest AWS technologies, leveraging best-in-industry software engineering practices.

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

• Take responsibility for designing and delivering modern, flexible, scalable solutions to complex optimization problems for operating and planning satellite constellations
• Work with our peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems to fulfill the mission needs.
• Write code for production cloud native software systems in Java.
• Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build high-available software services.
• Help on-board and mentor new team members.
• Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and decide what software services to build.
• Define and automate processes used for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance
• Provide operational excellence and define/refine operational processes

A day in the life
This role is for a Software Development Engineer who will build new cloud services and APIs that facilitates and orchestrates simulation/emulation of software on Leo devices such as satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. You will be building low-latency, highly scalable architecture that are critical to getting high quality internet service to customers.

About the team
The team is building the infrastructure which mimics the actual constellations. This is being done to power internal testing of software within Amazon Leo.

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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

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

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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