Software Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CARedmond, WAEl Segundo, CANorthridge, CA
Salary: $143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $169k

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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$194,694 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

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

Amazon Inc currently has 560 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer

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As a Software Development Engineer on the Leo for Government team, you will design, build, and maintain critical APIs and interfaces to link satellite capabilities to United States government customers. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission-critical space safety and sustainability applications that coordinate with external systems at scale. Your daily work involves utilizing network topology understanding and Software Defined Networking experience to create enabling interface software, while also developing simulated test environments to demonstrate architecture capabilities. To succeed, you must be proficient in Object Oriented Design and experienced in building large-scale, multi-tiered, and distributed systems using C#, C++, Java, or Perl. You will solve complex technical problems within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure system availability, reliability, and security while communicating project health and risks to various stakeholders and management teams throughout the development lifecycle.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 71 postings across 9 companies.

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Skills

Software Defined Networking Network Operations C# C++ Java Perl Object Oriented Design Source Control Management

What you'll do

Design and build critical APIs and interface software to link satellite capabilities with government customers.
Develop forward-looking software services for mission-critical space safety and sustainability applications.
Utilize network topology knowledge and Software Defined Networking experience to develop enabling interface software.
Demonstrate the functionality of defined interfaces and architectures within a simulated test environment.
Solve complex technical problems regarding the use of satellite constellations for government customers.
Ensure systems meet strict requirements for availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security.
Provide visualizations and document results to communicate project status across multi-disciplinary teams.

What we're looking for

Must be a US Citizen.
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 design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
1+ years of experience developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
3+ years of full software development life cycle and 3+ years of Software Defined Networking/network operations experience (preferred).

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