Sr Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo OISL

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon LEO is building a ground-based optical communication system that enables high-speed data transfer between satellites and ground stations. We seek a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the design and implementation across embedded firmware, networking, and cloud infrastructure, from device control to remote operations and cloud orchestration.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver fault-tolerant, highly available software with infrastructure-as-code for

Qualifications

• Experience across embedded control systems, networking stacks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to design, implement, and own software subsystems for real-time device control and cloud operations.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code for automated deployment and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop software for ground-based optical communication terminals across embedded, networking, and cloud layers.
• Design remote management and monitoring systems for distributed ground terminal deployments.
• Develop networking solutions for high-throughput optical data paths and integration with network infrastructure.
• Build cloud-based operations platforms for telemetry, alarming, and performance monitoring.
• Define system architecture, interfaces, and protocols for ground terminal software subsystems.
• Develop fault-tolerant, highly available systems capable of autonomous operation in remote environments.
• Own full lifecycle delivery from requirements through deployment and ongoing operations.

Skills

Embedded systems

Networking

Cloud infrastructure

Firmware

Remote operations

Software architecture

Job description

Description

Amazon 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.

Amazon 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.

We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to help architect and build a ground-based optical communication system that enables high-speed data transfer between satellites and ground stations. This role sits at the intersection of embedded systems, networking, cloud infrastructure, and remote operations, and requires a versatile engineer who can work across the full stack from hardware-adjacent firmware to cloud-based orchestration and remote monitoring. You will own the design and implementation of software systems that control, monitor, and manage optical ground terminals, including real-time device control, network integration, remote management, and cloud-based operations infrastructure. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape the architecture of a critical system from the ground up.

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

• Architect and develop software for ground-based optical communication terminals, spanning embedded control systems, networking stacks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement remote management and monitoring systems for geographically distributed ground terminal deployments.
• Develop networking solutions for high-throughput optical data paths, including integration with broader network infrastructure.
• Build cloud-based operations platforms for fleet management, telemetry, alarming, and performance monitoring.
• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code for automated deployment, configuration management, and scaling of ground systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including optical, electrical, firmware, mechanical, and systems engineers.
• Define system architecture, interfaces, and protocols for ground terminal software subsystems.
• Develop fault-tolerant, highly available systems capable of autonomous operation in remote environments.
• Own full lifecycle delivery from requirements through deployment and ongoing operations.

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