Systems Development Engineer – SRE, Kuiper

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company on a mission to enhance global broadband access through innovative satellite technology. As part of the Project Kuiper team, you will play a crucial role in defining and implementing cutting-edge digital chip SOCs for communications. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking wireless solutions without legacy constraints. You'll be responsible for optimizing AWS services, maintaining test infrastructures, and driving engineering productivity. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Flexible work hours

Qualifications

• Experience in SRE/DevOps role with server management.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and optimize AWS services for engineers.
• Design and maintain test fixtures for hardware verification.

Skills

Python Programming

AWS Services

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Linux/Unix

CI/CD Pipeline Processes

Systems Engineering Fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Open Telemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job ID: 2970666 | 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.

The Role:
Be part of Project Kuiper’s sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a ground breaking wireless solution with no legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.

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
* Deploy and optimize AWS services based ASIC EDA environments for 300 engineers
* Design, set up and maintain test fixtures to verify software on real hardware
* Write software and scripts for operations to keep things running and highly available
* Troubleshoot software and hardware problems with pre-production equipment
* Contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation, solving complex technical challenges around developer and engineering productivity and velocity especially as it relates to rapid test iteration
* Design and build advanced automated build, test and release infrastructure
* Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability

A day in the life
The successful applicant will be experienced in keeping technical infrastructure running smoothly and balancing high priority issues. You should be comfortable taking on ambiguous challenges like setting up new pre-production hardware for the first time. You should be able to define runbooks, standard operating procedures, metrics and alarms to keep equipment and test infrastructure highly available and expand the teams capabilities over time. You will be invaluable to enabling the team to move quickly and confidently with robust verification frameworks that scale with our systems.

About the team
The Kuiper Silicon teams deliver custom communication silicon for the Kuiper constellation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Professional experience in an SRE/DevOps role, including server management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Experience with cloud technologies, particularly AWS
- Proficiency in Python programming and automation tools
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline build processes
- Experience with Linux/Unix

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with ASIC teams and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer)
- Experience with container orchestration, monitoring tools, and database administration
- Familiarity with incident management and performance optimization of large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with observability technologies such as Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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