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: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $169k

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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 Flight Software Team

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As an Embedded Software Development Engineer at the Leo Flight Software Team, you will be responsible for building and scaling VirtSat, a virtual satellite simulation platform that enables developers to create, provision, and test virtual satellites on EC2 bare-metal infrastructure. Your day-to-day tasks include managing KVM/QEMU VMs, developing embedded software in Rust or C++, writing device drivers, and optimizing provisioning scripts. You will also work closely with hardware teams to support board bring-up and integration testing, ensuring that every satellite software release is thoroughly tested before launch. The role requires expertise in Linux systems programming, virtualization technologies like KVM/QEMU, and familiarity with embedded Linux environments such as Yocto/Buildroot. Experience with ARM64 architecture, QEMU device emulation, and network virtualization tools like WireGuard is highly preferred.

Skills

KVM QEMU Rust C C++ Linux Python Bash Docker Ubuntu ARM64 Graviton SSM WireGuard Yocto Buildroot EC2 Packer ECR HSM CAN bus systemd

What you'll do

Own and manage the Graviton bare-metal virtualization layer for KVM/QEMU VMs.
Develop embedded software in Rust or C++ for virtualization and emulation layers.
Write device drivers and system applications for satellite systems on virtual hardware.
Build and maintain custom AMI pipeline to pre-configure satellite dependencies efficiently.
Implement plugin framework extensions for new LRU types on the Graviton host.

What we're looking for

Experience with Linux systems programming using C, Rust, Python, or Bash.
Proficiency in virtualization technologies such as KVM, QEMU, Docker.
Knowledge of embedded Linux including boot process and device drivers.
Background in ARM64 architecture and Graviton instances.
Ability to write device drivers and interact with micro-controllers.
Familiarity with network virtualization techniques like WireGuard and TAP/TUN interfaces.

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