Sys Dev Engineer II, Leo Network Services

About the role

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.

Join our Terrestrial Network team to shape the future of a global Service Provider network supporting 3,236 satellites and terrestrial infrastructure. You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring reliable connectivity that directly impacts customer experience across our constellation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor, troubleshoot, and operate a global Service Provider network at scale.
• Develop proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to continuously improve network reliability and customer experience.
• Ensure that all systems are designed to be robust, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable.
• Integrate with existing systems such as trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools and services.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with other software development, systems development, and network teams.
• Provide support and incident response as part of an on‑call rotation.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum (export control requirement).
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large‑scale infrastructure.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
• Experience with Linux/Unix.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems at scale.

Team

Our Terrestrial Network team designs, builds, and operates the earthbound portion of one of the most complex networks in existence—connecting ground stations, data centers, and a constellation of satellites to deliver seamless connectivity. We are a collaborative group of curious problem‑solvers who thrive on technical challenges and are committed to operational excellence. We value innovation, encourage experimentation, and believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives and rigorous technical debate.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Pay

• Sunnyvale, CA: $148,700 – $201,200 USD annually.
• Austin, TX: $129,200 – $174,800 USD annually.
• Redmond, WA: $129,200 – $174,800 USD annually.