Amazon Project Leo is building a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to communities around the world. As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the networking team, you will architect and build the data-plane and control-plane traffic processing systems that connect the satellite network to customers. You will design these systems from the ground up as Project Leo prepares to launch worldwide service, working across the full software lifecycle from requirements through deployment and operations. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your design decisions will directly affect how millions of people experience the internet.
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Key job responsibilities
A day in the life
You will often start by reviewing operational metrics for the networking services your team owns, then move into design sessions with satellite network and ground station engineers to work through how new traffic flows will be processed. Afternoons typically mix hands-on coding with code reviews where you help set the quality bar. You will regularly partner with product and systems engineers to turn customer connectivity requirements into technical designs, and you will participate in on-call rotations to keep the services running smoothly.
About the team
Our networking team within Amazon Project Leo owns the software layer where customer traffic enters and exits the satellite network. As Project Leo moves toward worldwide service launch, we are focused on building reliable, high-throughput data-plane and control-plane systems that deliver connectivity to customers around the globe. We value an inclusive culture where every team member's perspective strengthens our engineering decisions, and engineers here regularly expand their skills across networking, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure. If you want to help connect underserved communities to the internet, this is the team to join.
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
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