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Amazon · 2 weeks ago

Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo for Government

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$129K/yr - $224K/yr

3+ years exp

Amazon is a leading technology company focused on delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity through its low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to connect Amazon Leo capabilities with US Government customers, ensuring performance and reliability for mission-critical applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Utilize network topology understanding and Software Defined Networking / network operations experience to interface with the Amazon Leo network team to develop APIs and other enabling interface software to meet unique customer needs

Demonstrate the capabilities of the interfaces and architectures you define in a simulated test environment you help develop

Solve complex technical problems related to the use of the Leo constellation for government customers as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Lead internal and vendor teams to develop and deliver on software and interface requirements

Ensure systems meet Amazon Leo and US Government performance needs including availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security requirements

Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders and management teams

Escalate urgent issues appropriately and drive them to closure in a timely manner

Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams

Qualification

Software developmentSystem designSoftware defined networkingProgramming languagesFull software development life cycleCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration

Required

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Experience programming with at least one software programming language

U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements

Preferred

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Software defined networking experience