Amazon · 3 months ago
Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo Optical Inter-Satellite Link
Amazon is a leading technology company focused on delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity through its low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo. The Embedded Software Engineer will develop highly reliable flight software and support the design and implementation of software systems for high-speed optical communications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Develop highly reliable flight software, ranging from low level control to autonomous system behaviors for RTOS and/or bare-metal environments
Develop supporting test, validation, and simulation software infrastructure
Participate in the full life-cycle of software development, from requirements definition and design all the way to deployment and maintenance in orbit
Work closely with software, hardware and systems engineers to support design, build, integration, test, and deployment of high speed optical communication systems
Qualification
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
Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience in embedded development in C/C++/Rust/assembly and scripting development in Python
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
Financial
Other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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