Senior Software Development Engineer, Low Earth Orbit, LEO Pop DataPlane

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $193,300–$261,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer, Low Earth Orbit, LEO Pop DataPlane

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Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Low Earth Orbit, LEO Pop DataPlane joins the Pop DataPlane team to develop the software layer where customer traffic enters and exits the satellite network. This role involves designing and owning the architectural direction of traffic processing systems while balancing scalability, performance, and security across the full software lifecycle. You will lead multi-engineer projects to build networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines, and create automated tests and operational dashboards. The position requires expertise in programming, system design, and architecture for reliability and scaling. You will collaborate with satellite network and ground station teams to translate connectivity requirements into technical designs. This role addresses the critical challenge of building high-throughput data-plane systems to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity through a satellite constellation as the service prepares for worldwide launch.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 73 postings across 8 companies.

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Skills

AWS CI/CD DataPlane Traffic Processing Source Control Management Operational Dashboards Coding Standards Scalability Reliability

What you'll do

Design and own the architectural direction of traffic processing systems for the satellite network.
Lead multi-engineer projects to build networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure.
Establish best practices for development, testing, and deployment processes across the software lifecycle.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and operational dashboards for system reliability.
Mentor engineers and conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality engineering standards.
Translate customer connectivity requirements into technical designs for data-plane systems.
Participate in on-call rotations to maintain services connecting customers to the LEO network.

What we're looking for

Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems including patterns, reliability, and scaling.
Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
5+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred).
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).

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