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The Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Sim Foundations Team will design, implement, and operate globally available distributed systems to enable the simulation of software on Kuiper devices, including satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. Working within the Project Leo initiative, the engineer will build low-latency, highly scalable architecture and APIs to solve complex optimization problems for operating and planning satellite constellations. Key responsibilities include writing production cloud-native software in Java, utilizing AWS technologies to build high-availability services, and leading technical roadmap definition efforts. The role requires expertise in Object Oriented Design, multi-threaded distributed systems, and experience with C#, C++, or Perl. The engineer will also automate processes for testing and maintenance while mentoring new team members to ensure operational excellence across the virtual simulation environment.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.
Design and deliver scalable solutions for complex satellite constellation optimization problems.
Write production cloud-native software systems using Java.
Build high-availability software services using AWS and other Amazon technologies.
Lead technical roadmap definition and decide which software services to build.
Define and automate processes for software development, testing, and maintenance.
Build cloud services and APIs to orchestrate simulations on Kuiper devices.
Provide operational excellence and refine internal operational processes.
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 applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
AWS
Java
C#
C++
Perl
Distributed Systems
Cloud Native
APIs
Object Oriented Design
Source Control Management
Software Development Life Cycle
Testing
Build Processes
Scalable Architecture