Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Sim Foundations Team

Amazon Inc

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Work type
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Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted
37 days ago
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This role $169k
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $150,625–$221,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $186k 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, Kuiper Sim Foundations Team

As a Software Development Engineer on the Kuiper Sim Foundations Team, you will design, implement, and operate globally available distributed systems to enable Project Leo to operate within realistic virtual environments at scale. You will build new cloud services and APIs that facilitate and orchestrate the simulation of software on Kuiper devices, including satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. Your daily work involves developing low-latency, highly scalable architecture to solve complex optimization problems for operating and planning satellite constellations. To achieve these goals, you will write production cloud-native code in Java while utilizing AWS and other Amazon technologies. The role requires expertise in Object Oriented Design and experience with C#, C++, or Perl. You will also lead technical roadmap definitions, automate development processes, and mentor new team members to ensure operational excellence for high-quality internet service delivery.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $169050 from 91 postings across 7 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and deliver scalable solutions to complex optimization problems for satellite constellation operations.
  • Write production cloud-native software systems using Java.
  • Build high-availability software services utilizing AWS and other Amazon technologies.
  • Develop new cloud services and APIs to orchestrate simulations of Kuiper devices.
  • Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and determine which software services to build.
  • Define and automate processes for software development, testing, and maintenance.
  • Provide operational excellence by defining and refining internal operational processes.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status 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 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.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards, code reviews, and source control management.

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