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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
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The Software Development Engineer- Embedded, OTA Program Team, Amazon Leo joins a small, tight-knit team responsible for the critical software powering a low Earth orbit satellite network. In this role, you will design and implement robust software solutions for satellite vehicle systems, specifically focusing on over-the-air update capabilities. Day-to-day responsibilities include contributing to technical architecture decisions, writing and reviewing code, triaging critical bugs, and troubleshooting complex support issues to ensure high reliability and security in a mission-critical environment. You will utilize skills in Object Oriented Design and experience with C#, C++, Java, or Perl to develop large-scale, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications. The work involves solving complex technical challenges to maintain the operational excellence and performance of satellite vehicles.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.
Design and develop software solutions for satellite vehicle systems with a focus on code clarity and error handling.
Contribute to technical architecture decisions for satellite over-the-air update capabilities.
Ensure high reliability, performance, and security for mission-critical satellite software.
Troubleshoot complex support issues and triage bugs to maintain operational excellence.
Identify and resolve root causes of persistent problems to simplify existing satellite software systems.
Write and review code for new satellite features and over-the-air update issues.
Maintain critical software infrastructure that powers the satellite fleet.
What we're looking for
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.
Software Development
Network Observability
AI Foundations
Source Control Management
Build Processes
Testing
Operations
Full Software Development Life Cycle