Software Development Engineer, ACE
Amazon
Amazon Leo Software Engineer
Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Key job responsibilities:
- Specify, design, implement, test, and operationally support high reliability software hosted on satellite for purposes of foundational command and data handling (i.e. command, telemetry, and file transfer)
- Develop embedded satellite software in Java, Go, and/or other modern languages
- Develop ground side CI/CD and/or operational support software w/ Python and/or Typescript
Work closely with other software and hardware teams to support on device integration testing
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:
You will be building the infrastructure and services required to configurations management of the Amazon Leo hardware (constellation of satellites, and ground antennas). You will design services with a focus on scalability and meeting stakeholders needs. Your work will interface with various subsystems within Project Kuiper and Amazon to enable engineers to safely and efficiently operate the the satellite constellation and its supporting ground infrastructure.
About the team:
The ACE team owns the ground services software responsible that own configurations to operate the Amazon Leo network (constellation of satellites, and ground antennas). This team will drive the design, development, deployment and operation of a critical mission system for the Kuiper constellation from end-to-end.