Software Development Engineer, Ground Control Console

Amazon Inc

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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
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Similar $176k
This role $169k
$136k most similar roles pay here $212k

This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $146,500–$205,036 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $176k 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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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer, Ground Control Console

As a Software Development Engineer , Ground Control Console (GC2), you will join the Ground Control Console team to own the development, implementation, and testing of operational tooling for the Project Leo mission. You will build and maintain systems used for launch activities, on-orbit demonstrations, constellation automation, and other critical mission functions. Your daily work involves collaborating with ground and space systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions while driving operational excellence through performant application design. The role requires expertise in software engineering practices, front end applications, and the interaction between software and hardware systems. You will utilize programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, or Perl to develop large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software applications. This position focuses on solving complex operational execution challenges within a space system environment to ensure mission success.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 210 postings across 17 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and implement operational tooling to execute the Leo mission's ground and space systems.
  • Build and maintain tools for launch activities, on-orbit demonstrations, and constellation automation.
  • Design and develop large-scale, multi-tiered, and distributed software applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
  • Create performant applications and systems to drive operational excellence across the fleet.
  • Identify areas of system improvement and initiate changes to increase team productivity.
  • Manage the full software development lifecycle including coding standards, code reviews, and testing.
  • Design and implement solutions for complex hardware and software interactions.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Bachelor's degree 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 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.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • Export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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