Software Dev Engineer, Antenna System Validation
About the role
Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. As a Software Development Engineer on antenna systems validation team, you'll build the software backbone that powers our satellite ground infrastructure. You'll work at the intersection of distributed systems, automation, and hardware, creating tools that our engineers rely on every day.
Responsibilities
- Build scalable test automation frameworks that validate complex antenna systems at scale
- Design and develop data pipelines for processing and analyzing massive datasets from RF systems
- Create developer tools and APIs that accelerate hardware bring-up and system characterization
- Develop simulation and modeling applications for 2D/3D antenna array design
- Automate everything: from firmware deployment to system configuration and validation
- Build web applications and dashboards for system monitoring and data visualization
- Collaborate across disciplines with systems architects, hardware engineers, and firmware teams
Requirements
- 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Qualifications
- 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
Skills
- Python, Rust, C++, Java, Go, or similar
- Cloud services and distributed systems (AWS preferred)
- Test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
- Data processing and storage solutions
- API design and microservices architecture
- Scripting and DevOps practices
Benefits
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
Pay
The base salary range for this position in Redmond, WA is $143