Amazon is looking to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and needs a Software Development Engineer to architect and implement the systems that enable external developers worldwide to build and control their satellite connectivity programmatically with Kuiper.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ 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
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience with AWS best practices and patterns
- Experience with API and event patterns
- Experience with enterprise-grade identity systems for controlled access
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in overall enterprise service strategy and API architecture
- Design and implement globally available distributed systems for authentication, metrics, and events
- Partner with commerce, device, networking, and security engineering teams across Kuiper
- Be involved in every aspect of new enterprise features – from idea generation through technical design and implementation using AWS best practices and patterns
- Collaborate with Software Development Engineers, Product Managers, and Solutions Architects to ensure the best experience for our enterprise customers
- Ensure services meet AWS's enterprise-grade standards for security, availability, and compliance
Other
- Export Control Requirement: 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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Ability to work across teams to define how customers interact with Kuiper programmatically
- Ability to deliver an excellent developer experience
