Software Development Engineer – Amazon Leo (US)

About the role

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Customer obsession is part of our company DNA, which has made us one of the world's most beloved brands. 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective.
• Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Requirements

• Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields.
• Demonstrated experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
• Previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following: AI tools for development productivity, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), contributing to open-source projects, debugging and troubleshooting complex systems, and version control systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Skills

• Curiosity and passion for creating new products, features, and services.
• Ownership mindset combined with commitment to operational excellence.
• Ability to work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Experience with database systems (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with AI tools for development productivity.
• Experience with version control systems.
• Experience with debugging and troubleshooting complex systems.
• Experience with contributing to open-source projects.
• Experience with GenAI and AI-powered tools.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 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

Base salary range for this position is $122,600.00 - $170,000.00 USD annually.

Schedule

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