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Amazon · 1 day ago

Sr. Embedded SDE, OTA Program Team, Amazon Leo

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$151K/yr - $262K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is developing a low Earth orbit satellite network to provide fast, reliable internet connectivity. The Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer will design and implement software solutions for satellite systems, ensuring high reliability and performance in a mission-critical environment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and develop sophisticated software solutions for satellite vehicle systems, implementing best practices in code organization, clarity, and error handling while balancing short and long-term technical needs

Lead technical architecture decisions and software development for satellite over-the-air update capabilities, ensuring high reliability, performance, and security in a mission-critical environment

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex support issues, triage bugs, and implement solutions that maintain operational excellence of satellite systems

Identify and resolve root causes of persistent problems in satellite software, making existing systems simpler while maintaining robust development practices

Mentor junior engineers by providing technical guidance, conducting thorough code reviews, and driving adoption of engineering best practices across the team

Qualification

Software developmentProgramming languagesDesign architectureSoftware development life cycleMentoringComputer science degree

Required

5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred

5+ 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