Software Development Engineer - Embedded, OTA Program Team

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted: 78 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 60% of similar roles. Most pay $156,425–$187,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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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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As a Software Development Engineer- Embedded on the OTA Program Team for Amazon Leo, you will join a specialized team focused on satellite technology. You will design and implement robust software solutions to manage over-the-air update capabilities for satellite vehicles in a mission-critical environment. Your daily responsibilities include contributing to technical architecture decisions, writing and reviewing code, triaging bugs, and troubleshooting complex support issues to ensure high reliability and security. The role requires expertise in object-oriented design and experience developing large-scale, multi-threaded, or distributed embedded systems. You will utilize programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, or Perl to maintain critical software infrastructure. This position addresses the technical challenge of ensuring seamless operation and performance for a satellite fleet while simplifying existing systems through high-quality code organization and proactive problem-solving.

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Skills

C++ C# Java Perl Object Oriented Design Source Control Management Testing Build Processes

What you'll do

Design and develop software solutions for satellite vehicle systems with a focus on code organization and error handling.
Contribute to technical architecture decisions for satellite over-the-air update capabilities.
Ensure high reliability, performance, and security in mission-critical satellite environments.
Troubleshoot complex support issues and triage bugs to maintain operational excellence of satellite systems.
Identify and resolve root causes of persistent problems in satellite software.
Simplify existing systems while maintaining robust development practices.
Write and review code for new satellite features and critical infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee/asylee for export control compliance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2+ years of experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
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.
1+ years of experience as a software development engineer or in a related occupation.
3+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards, code reviews, and source control management.

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