Software Dev Engineer II

Amazon Inc

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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
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$143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted
47 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 · Software Dev Engineer II

The Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon Leo joins the Developer Experience organization to support the low Earth orbit satellite network. This role focuses on the CT OTA Rolling out team, where the engineer will drive Over-The-Air software updates to millions of Customer Terminals across multiple hardware variants. Daily responsibilities include owning systems for safe, reliable, and rapid updates at massive scale, building a self-service platform for real-time root cause attribution, and developing conversational analytics agents. The position requires expertise in distributed systems, embedded software delivery, and fleet management. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in C#, C++, Java, or Perl, along with Object Oriented Design and experience in staged rollout strategies. The work addresses the technical challenge of maintaining a healthy ground segment for a global satellite constellation.

What you'll do

  • Drive Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates to millions of Customer Terminals across multiple hardware variants.
  • Own the systems ensuring safe, reliable, and rapid updates for factory-fresh and long-deployed devices.
  • Build a self-service platform providing real-time root cause attribution and triaging in production.
  • Develop observability and anomaly detection systems for large-scale device fleets.
  • Implement staged and progressive rollout strategies with automated release safety mechanisms.
  • Design and develop large-scale, multi-threaded, distributed software applications and services.
  • Automate the infrastructure and processes required to keep the satellite constellation's ground segment healthy.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
  • Export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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