Software Development Engineer, Leo Flight Software Team

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted: 68 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer, Leo Flight Software Team

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The Software Development Engineer, Leo Flight Software Team joins the team responsible for the Amazon Leo low Earth orbit satellite network. This role focuses on building and scaling VirtSat, a virtual satellite simulation platform. You will own the Graviton virtualization layer, managing VM lifecycles, subsystem provisioning, and software deployment for virtual satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. Daily tasks include developing embedded software in Rust, C, C++, or Python, writing device drivers, and building custom AMI pipelines. You will work with KVM, QEMU, Ubuntu/ARM64, and Yocto to optimize boot-time latency and implement network virtualization using WireGuard. The work involves solving complex problems at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and satellite operations, specifically emulating hardware peripherals like HSMs, FPGAs, and sensors for pre-launch testing.

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Skills

Rust C C++ Python Bash KVM QEMU Linux ARM64 Docker Yocto Buildroot WireGuard EC2 SSM AMI FPGA CAN bus systemd Device Drivers

What you'll do

Own the Graviton bare-metal virtualization layer, including KVM/QEMU VM management, health monitoring, and fault recovery.
Develop embedded software in Rust, C, or C++ for the virtualization and emulation layer.
Write device drivers and system applications for satellite systems running on virtual hardware.
Build and maintain the custom AMI pipeline to pre-configure satellite dependencies and reduce provisioning time.
Develop and optimize provisioning scripts to deploy satellite software and firmware onto emulated LRUs.
Build network virtualization between VMs using WireGuard tunnels and TT&C link emulation.
Develop fidelity improvements such as HSM crypto emulation, CAN bus simulation, and error injection frameworks.
Debug issues at the intersection of the host OS (Ubuntu/ARM64), guest OS (LEP/Yocto), and QEMU emulation.

What we're looking for

Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
Experience with Linux systems programming in C, Rust, Python, or Bash.
Experience with virtualization or emulation using KVM, QEMU, Docker, or similar.
Familiarity with embedded Linux, including boot processes, systemd, device drivers, or Yocto/Buildroot.
Experience with shell scripting and system automation.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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