Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Leo

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. Come work at Amazon! We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Come help us solve the difficult and rewarding development challenges in building highly reliable, efficient and low‑cost satellite!

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in Rust, C, C++, or other modern languages.
• Write device drivers and system applications for the various satellite systems and device interfaces like I2C, SPI, CAN etc.
• Develop security features for satellite systems.
• Work closely with other software and hardware teams to support board bring‑up and integration.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 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 (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 experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Skills

• Proficiency in Rust, C, C++ (or other modern languages).
• Experience with device interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN.
• Knowledge of security feature development for embedded systems.

Benefits

• Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, optional supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Pay

• USA, CA, San Diego: $143,700.00 – $194,400.00 USD annually.
• USA, CA, Sunnyvale: $165,200.00 – $223,600.00 USD annually.
• USA, TX, Austin: $143,700.00 – $194,400.00 USD annually.
• USA, WA, Redmond: $143,700.00 – $194,400.00 USD annually.