Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs / Equity

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy embedded software for Customer Terminal devices in the Project Leo family. You will work across the full SDLC, focusing on reliable, high-quality code and collaboration with hardware, product, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes real-time embedded concepts, Linux/RTOS environments, and mentoring or leading engineering efforts. Based in Austin, TX, on-site with strong export-control compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience with embedded software in C/C++, Rust, or Python.
• Strong understanding of real-time embedded systems and Linux/RTOS.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for Customer Terminal devices within Project Leo.
• Participate in all SDLC phases: requirements, design, code, test, and coverage.
• Review schematics and debugging techniques for embedded software.
• Collaborate across teams to deploy reliable Leo products.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Rust

Python

Real-time systems

Linux/RTOS

Mentoring/tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

You will design, develop, and deploy reliable embedded software for large quantity of consumer electronic products. Leo is breaking new ground with every device we design, and you will be an integral part of bringing this family of products to customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for Customer Terminal devices within the Project Leo system.
• Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.
• Developing embedded software in C, C++, Rust, Python or other languages
• Have experience with real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
• Have expertise with Linux and/or RTOS
• Review schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software trouble-shooting techniques.

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.

A day in the life

As part of our Leo Customer Terminal Software Team, you will design and implement embedded software used in the Project Leo products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will craft your software from requirements, designs, code, test, to product deployment. You need to be flexible and responsive to changing priority issues.

About the team

The Leo Customer Terminal Software Team supports the devices that connect our customers to the Leo network. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux system. We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ 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 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 .

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