Senior System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations

Amazon Inc

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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$151,200–$204,600 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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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 System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations

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As a Senior System Development Engineer at Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC, you will lead the release testing efforts for the SRM team, ensuring the quality and reliability of flight and ground software releases before deployment to LEO satellites. Your responsibilities include designing testing strategies, mentoring a team of engineers and contractors, and optimizing processes to maintain high-quality standards while accelerating release velocity. You will leverage strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages, along with experience in system integration testing, API testing, performance testing, and load testing. This role requires expertise in monitoring, observability, test analytics, scripting, and tool development, as well as the ability to balance speed and quality in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Python Go Java Linux Unix API testing Performance testing Load testing Monitoring Observability Test analytics Scripting System integration testing End-to-end validation HITL Simulation-based testing CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of System Development Engineers and contractors.
  • Define testing strategy, architecture, and best practices for SRM release validation.
  • Drive technical decisions on testing frameworks, tools, and infrastructure.
  • Oversee hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and simulation-based testing efforts.
  • Ensure testing environments accurately represent production conditions.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in system testing, QA engineering, or DevOps roles.
  • Proven leadership in technical positions and team mentoring.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
  • Experience designing testing strategies for complex distributed systems.
  • Track record of driving quality improvements and process optimization.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Expertise in system integration testing, API testing, performance testing.

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