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Posted date: Aug 18, 2025
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Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $206,400
Range: $151,300 - $261,500
Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.The Kuiper Antenna Test Infrastructure team is the cornerstone of satellite hardware verification, providing advanced test systems and ML-powered analysis for Payload, Customer Terminal (CT), and full satellite validation. Operating at the intersection of Systems, Software, Metrology, and RF disciplines, we drive mission-critical testing for Amazon's satellite constellation.
As Sr. Software Development Engineer, you will:
* Architect next-generation test automation infrastructure and autonomous analysis pipelines for Satellite Payload Antennas and Customer Terminals
* Spearhead software quality initiatives as the primary guardian of repository standards, code reviews, and technical excellence
* Design and implement scalable test frameworks enabling repeatable validation, automated KPI analysis, and real-time metrics processing
* Drive critical architecture decisions for distributed systems leveraging AWS services (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudFormation)
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
* Lead end-to-end development of test automation frameworks, from software deployment to data pipeline architecture
* Drive technical innovation through sophisticated distributed systems design and implementation
* Champion software quality standards and mentor engineering teams in maintaining excellence
* Optimize system performance through advanced architectural solutions and performance tuning
Qualifications
- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 6+ 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
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
- Experience with multiple programming languages (Python, Java, TypeScript, Go)
- Experience with understanding of cloud-native architectures and AWS services
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, system design
- Experience with Tile trackers and pytile APIs
- Experience with high-load, multi-regional applications
- Experience with database technologies (SQL/NoSQL: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems (Kafka)
Extended Qualifications
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience with blockchain technologies or financial systems
- Background in telecommunications or hardware logistics systems
- Multilingual capabilities
- Excellent mathematical and problem-solving skills
- Highly accurate and detail-oriented
Amazon 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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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