Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Global Planning

Project Kuiper Software Development Engineer

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. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Kuiper Global Planning team owns designing, implementing, and operating systems that support the planning, management, and optimization of Kuiper network resources worldwide. We are looking for a talented software development engineer to develop a new, high-visibility product for worldwide strategic planning. This product will be instrumental in helping Kuiper execute on its business plans. As one of our valued team members, you will be obsessed with matching our standards for operational excellence with a relentless focus on delivering results.

Key job responsibilities:

• Work cross-functionally with product, business development, science and simulations, and various technical teams to design a suitable software systems to fulfill Kuiper's capacity and demand planning needs.
• Design and deliver modern, flexible, scalable solutions to complex optimization problems for operating and planning satellite constellations.
• Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and decide what software services to build.
• Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build high-available software services.
• Provide operational excellence and define/refine operational processes.

Export Control Requirements: 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.