Systems Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$129,200–$174,800 / yr
Posted
119 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $160,000–$184,300 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $172k 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 · Systems Development Engineer

Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Leo joins the Regulatory Engineering and Analysis team to support the low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. This role involves developing automated data retrieval tools for situational awareness, implementing data repositories for constraints, and creating deployment mechanisms using machine-to-machine interfaces following CI/CD best practices. You will build internal software for satellite communications modeling, geospatial visualizations, and data analytics, while developing operational monitoring tools to ingest logs and poll system status. Required skills include experience with Linux/Unix, CI/CD pipelines, and programming in languages like Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust. The role utilizes AWS products, including Athena, Glue, and S3. You will solve technical problems regarding RF spectrum usage, interference analysis, and satellite architecture optimization.

What you'll do

  • Develop automated data retrieval tools to obtain external information for situational awareness and system configuration.
  • Implement data repositories to track system data, constraints, and configurations.
  • Create deployment mechanisms using automated machine-to-machine interfaces for regulatory constraints following CI/CD best practices.
  • Support the development of internal software tools for satellite communications modeling, simulation, and geospatial visualizations.
  • Develop operational monitoring tools to ingest logs and poll status for system behavior validation and issue reporting.
  • Build data lake pipelines using AWS services to support regulatory and policy advocacy strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
  • 2+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems for reliability and scaling.
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
  • Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipeline build processes.
  • Experience building services using AWS products.
  • Experience with geospatial tooling, RF communications, orbital mechanics, or satellite spectrum regulatory frameworks (preferred).
  • Export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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