Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Controller

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, Software Defined Network Controller

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the SDN team at Amazon LEO, you will design and implement critical components of the network control plane for a high-throughput telecommunications service using a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Your daily tasks include developing RF beam and optical link planning algorithms to optimize broadband services, creating highly available software that drives networking operations across physical and virtual nodes, and ensuring operational excellence through tool development and process refinement. You will work with cutting-edge technologies such as Python, C++, and Kubernetes in a large-scale distributed system environment, contributing to the delivery of reliable and efficient network control solutions for global connectivity challenges.

Skills

Python C++ Kubernetes AWS Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Linux SDN NFV Telecom protocols RF beam and optical link planning

What you'll do

Design and implement RF beam and optical link planning for SDN technologies.
Develop highly-available software to operate the network control plane on nodes.
Ensure operational excellence for control plane services, including tool development.
Define and refine operational processes for control plane service delivery.
Enable tools that support the efficient operation of telecom services.

What we're looking for

Experience in designing and implementing software-defined network control planes.
Proficiency in developing highly-available networking control plane software.
Expertise in RF beam and optical link planning for satellite communications.
Strong background in operational excellence for telecom services.
Knowledge of physical and virtual node operations in SDN environments.

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