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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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Software Development Engineer, Leo Flight Software Team will join the team to build and scale VirtSat, a virtual satellite simulation platform for the low Earth orbit satellite network. The role involves owning the Graviton virtualization layer, managing VM lifecycles, subsystem provisioning, and software deployment across various virtual entities including satellites and ground gateways. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing embedded software, writing device drivers, building custom AMI pipelines, and implementing network virtualization using WireGuard tunnels. The candidate will work with technologies such as Rust, C, C++, Python, Bash, KVM, QEMU, and Yocto on ARM64 architecture. This position addresses the technical challenge of creating a robust simulation environment where every satellite software release is tested before launch by emulating hardware peripherals like FPGAs and HSMs while optimizing boot-time and provisioning latency for virtualized infrastructure.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $169050 from 96 postings across 6 companies.