System Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$129,200–$174,800 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $152k
$121k most similar roles pay here $210k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$196,912 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

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 · System Development Engineer

As a System Development Engineer on the Leo Secure Communications Team, you will operate and improve the over-the-air and security feature rollout process for satellite software updates. You will manage end-to-end rollouts by preparing plans, configuring device targeting, staging deployments, and monitoring progress through general availability. Your daily work involves monitoring fleet health, triaging deployment failures such as firmware incompatibilities or connectivity issues, and maintaining operational runbooks and dashboards. To reduce manual toil, you will automate repetitive tasks and reporting processes. The role requires proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, experience with CI/CD pipelines, and programming skills in at least one modern language like Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust. You will solve complex challenges related to satellite avionics, ensuring reliable firmware delivery across a diverse fleet of hardware variants.

What you'll do

  • Execute end-to-end OTA and security feature rollouts including planning, targeting, and staging.
  • Monitor fleet health during deployments by tracking success rates, telemetry, and key indicators.
  • Triage deployment failures and stalled updates to diagnose root causes like firmware incompatibilities or connectivity issues.
  • Maintain and improve operational runbooks, standard operating procedures, and go/no-go decision criteria.
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reports for rollout status, fleet coverage, and adoption metrics.
  • Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts to reduce manual toil and human error.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
  • Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix systems.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
  • Experience with distributed systems at scale (preferred).

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