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Posted date: Mar 19, 2026
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Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $196,600
Range: $167,100 - $226,100
Description
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.Key job responsibilities
* Solve large scale and complex optimization problems for operating satellite constellations
* Work with our peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems to fulfill the mission needs.
* Write code for production cloud native software systems in Java and Python.
* Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build high-available software services.
* Help on-board and mentor new team members.
* Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and decide what software services to build.
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.
A day in the life
As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will play a crucial role in the development of services to support the automation of the Leo mission. You will work with a dynamic group of passionate engineers and collaborators across peer teams to identify automation needs, design novel solutions that meet customer requirements, and write software to automate key behaviors for our constellation's space and ground assets. You will be building low-latency, highly-scalable architecture to generate and execute our mission plans safely and effectively.
About the team
The team builds software which supports the automated planning and execution of satellite activities, empowering humans to automate key tasks and take themselves out of the loop as we scale the Leo constellation. We own services that model spacecraft behaviors, predict future vehicle state, capture operational constraints on our system, and generate mission schedules that serve our customers while preserving vehicle health and safety.
Qualifications
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- PhD in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or Master's degree
Extended Qualifications
- 2+ years of mathematics optimization such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization experienceAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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.
USA, WA, Redmond - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually