Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot

Amazon Inc

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Location
Redmond, WA
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$143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted
70 days ago
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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, Leo Autopilot

Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot joins the Autopilot team to develop software supporting the automated planning and execution of satellite activities. You will work with peer teams and customers to design and develop performant, cloud-native software systems that automate key behaviors for space and ground assets. Your daily responsibilities include building low-latency, highly-scalable architecture to generate and execute mission plans safely while modeling spacecraft behaviors and predicting future vehicle states. You will utilize Java, Python, and AWS technologies to create highly-available services that capture operational constraints and generate mission schedules. The role involves leading technical roadmap definition, mentoring new team members, and solving complex automation needs to preserve vehicle health and safety for a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop cloud-native software systems using Java and Python.
  • Build highly-available software services using AWS and other Amazon technologies.
  • Design and develop performant software systems that meet specific mission criteria.
  • Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and prioritize features and performance improvements.
  • Write software to automate key behaviors for space and ground assets.
  • Build low-latency, highly-scalable architecture to generate and execute mission plans.
  • Model spacecraft behaviors and predict future vehicle states to generate mission schedules.
  • On-board and mentor new team members.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
  • Export Control Requirement.

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