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Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo - Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulation

You will design and implement scalable backend services and infrastructure to support the Amazon Leo satellite network's developer productivity and CI/CD pipelines. The role involves leveraging Generative AI to automate the build-to-release lifecycle while ensuring high service availability and operational excellence.

Redmond, Washington, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at Amazon?

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to

deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of

existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses,

and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations

operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Developer Productivity, AI, Test and Simulations team is responsible for

developer experience, builder operations, CICD and Infrastructure services. We

are looking for engineers with experience in designing backend services, five 9

service availability and metrics, with advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services

infrastructure such as IAM, Lambdas, Cloud watch, API gateways etc. Deep

knowledge on leveraging Generative AI for productivity tooling is required.

Proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/Python/GoLang is an added advantage.

The candidate would participate in all phases of software development from

requirements through implementation and test to operations. You will participate

in the design, integration and improvement of the software. This includes

designing and implementing a wide range of software using AWS stack, sometimes

requiring partnership with low level embedded code software systems and

architecting scalable design solutions for software distribution and deployment

for satellites. You must be about to disambiguate high level of ambiguity and

unknowns, design flexible solutions and able to succeed within an open,

collaborative environment.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and

regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent

resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

Understanding of AWS stack - IAM, Lambdas, cloud watch, api gateways,Fine

grained access control

Understanding of automation, monitoring and operational excellence

AWS Permissions and IAM roles, Authorization and authentication

-Bedrock, Agent core, Prompt engineering

Know S3 storage patterns

Should have build Large scale infra services

Have a strong security mindset

A day in the life

Leo operates like a startup, we move fast, we drive impact and prioritize to

work on goals with highest business impact. Our vision is to automate from CR -

Release with guardrails in place and AI driven quality gates to launch products

About the team

This team is similar to builder tools at amazon, we own a lot of services and

work with our internal customers to solve the hard problems. to automate using

AI the build to release lifecycle. Basic

Qualifications

  • - 8+ years of
  • non-internship professional software development experience
  • - 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • experience
  • - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and
  • scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred

Qualifications

  • - 8+ years of full software development life cycle, including
  • coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes,
  • testing, and operations experience
  • - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
  • of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
  • Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely
  • and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to
  • standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively
  • and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional
  • customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company
  • policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship
  • with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties
  • and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company
  • policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and
  • respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and
  • safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los
  • Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified
  • applicants with arrest and conviction records.
  • Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
  • customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
  • adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
  • interview or onboarding process, please visit
  • https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations
  • [https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more
  • information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
  • contact your Recruiting Partner.
  • The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package
  • will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
  • compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,
  • qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
  • including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &
  • AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
  • Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
  • Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
  • Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
  • [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
  • USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
  • USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Which skills does this role require?

AWSGenerative AITypeScriptPythonGoLangSystem architectureCI/CDInfrastructure as codeCloudWatchIAMLambdaAPI GatewaysSecurity mindsetAutomationReliability engineeringSoftware distributionAmazon LeoSatellite networkInfrastructureBackend servicesBedrockPrompt engineeringS3ReliabilityScalabilityExport controlSecurityDeveloper productivityEmbedded systemsDeploymentMonitoringOperational excellenceAuthorizationGoLLMs

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