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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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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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 Amazon LEO’s SDN team, you will design and implement the network control plane for a high-throughput telecom service using a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites. Your daily responsibilities include developing RF beam and optical link planning technologies to ensure optimal broadband services, creating highly-available software that drives networking control plane 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. This role requires expertise in SDN, network protocols, and cloud services to solve complex business problems related to satellite communications and global connectivity.

Skills

Python C++ Kubernetes AWS Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Linux SDN 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 by providing tools and refining processes for services.
Collaborate on system integration of satellites, customer terminals, gateways, and networks.
Optimize broadband network services using advanced SDN techniques and technologies.

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 broadband services.
Strong operational skills for defining and refining control plane processes.
U.S. citizenship or nationality due to export control requirements.

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