Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming
- 3+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Responsibilities
- Develop embedded software in C/C++/Rust and assembly for RTOS and/or bare-metal environments
- Participate in the full life-cycle of development from planning all the way to deployment and maintenance stages
- Develop highly reliable embedded software from low level to flight control and management application level
- Work closely with hardware and systems engineers to support board-bring up and design of control algorithms
- design, implementation, and verification of software systems to control and monitor high-rate optical communications
- identifying top level requirements and ensuring high quality and innovative designs are pursued
- supporting other Amazon Leo colleagues with reviewing and improving other embedded system designs
Other
- 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.
- As a Software Development Engineer, you will be a member of the optical inter-satellite link (OISL) and Star Tracker team, focusing on the design, implementation, and verification of software systems to control and monitor high-rate optical communications.
- You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
