Amazon · 1 month ago
Sr. Software Systems Engineer, Leo Ground Systems
Redmond, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is launching a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide broadband connectivity. The Senior Ground Software Systems Engineer will develop and manage software solutions for ground systems, ensuring they meet performance, availability, and security requirements.
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Responsibilities
Become a Ground Software Systems Engineer and Owner, a key member of the Ground Systems development team with a focus on Ground Gateway and TT&C software systems
Lead ground terminal software requirements definition and design for project teams in the planning, design, and delivery of Leo ground systems software solutions
Serve as technical expert of ground terminal functionality and associated software interfaces
Research, analyze, and design inter-system/application interface protocols, behaviors and performance addressing cyber-security standards and network topology/routing as well as software engineering best-practices
Use a broad understanding of software engineering, network engineering and RF engineering concepts as it relates to ground terminal monitoring and control to develop solutions to problems and design issues
Manage day-to-day software related technical direction for the team to ensure project schedules are met and development roadblocks are resolved
Lead internal and supplier development teams to understand ground terminal software requirements and create all software technical deliverables
Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders and management teams
Ensure delivered gateway systems meet Leo performance needs including availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security requirements
Mentor and lead other Software Systems and Software Development Engineers
Qualification
Required
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
5+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred
Experience with architecture or system engineering
Knowledge of network design, protocols and troubleshooting
Experience in writing and managing software system and subsystem requirements, including definition and traceability
Experience working with external custom product suppliers
Experience in developing performance optimized and highly-available real-time monitoring and control software for Linux based systems
Experience in developing cloud-based infrastructure services, related to database technologies, monitoring services, and/or analytics
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
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Company
Amazon
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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