Sr. System Development Engineer, Infrastructure, Kuiper Enterprise Technology

System Development Engineer

Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. Hundreds of millions of people on Earth lack reliable internet access. 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.

As a System Development Engineer within Kuiper's enterprise technology team, you will design and implement automation solutions that enable Kuiper's core infrastructure scaling across global manufacturing, launch, and operations facilities. You'll work at the intersection of infrastructure engineering and software development, creating tools and platforms that enhance deployment efficiency, reliability, and monitoring capabilities.

Export Control: This position requires selected candidates to be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation solutions for Windows and Linux infrastructure deployment and management
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure-as-code implementations
• Build internal tools and platforms to streamline infrastructure operations
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and self-healing capabilities for critical systems
• Develop network infrastructure automation solutions
• Create and maintain technical documentation for all automation solutions
• Lead system reliability improvements through automated testing and validation
• Collaborate with System Engineers to implement robust, repeatable deployment systems
• Manage technical changes across multiple environments using version control and change management best practices

A Day in the Life

Collaborate with TPMs, PM-Ts, and System Engineers to identify automation opportunities. Write and review code for infrastructure automation tools. Debug and optimize existing automation solutions. Participate in technical design reviews for new infrastructure deployments. Monitor and improve the performance of automation systems. Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements for new automation features. Contribute to post-mortem analyses and implement systematic improvements. Mentor team members on automation best practices and coding standards.

About the Team

You will be joining a team that is responsible for delivering critical enterprise infrastructure that enables Kuiper's business across manufacturing, launch, and operations. We operate with a builder mindset, focusing on frugality with leverage through automation and AI. Our team works closely with manufacturing, launch operations, and security partners to ensure infrastructure readiness for Kuiper's ambitious scaling plans.