Software Development Engineer, Lep Telemetry and Command

Company: Amazon
Location: Redmond
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job 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. Are you passionate about developing mission-critical software systems? As part of the Atlas team, you'll build and maintain the backbone software infrastructure that powers our entire organization. Your work will include: - Creating systems and services for ingesting, processing, and visualizing vast amounts of satellite telemetry data - Building real-time monitoring systems to identify anomalies, detect emerging trends, and proactively alert stakeholders to critical situations that require intervention - Ensuring extremely high reliability, uptime, and performance across systems that receive and manage telemetry streams from thousands of endpoint The systems we build serve a fundamental role in the successful functioning of the satellite constellation, and several supporting teams. They depend on us to have mission-critical reliability, uptime, and performance. Key job responsibilities - Develop software systems that meet the mission criteria and requirements. - Collaborate with your fellow team members to form a strong foundation for a software organization in Leo. - Help on-board new team members. - Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build high-available software services. 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. About the team The Atlas software engineering group is responsible for developing and maintaining the critical software infrastructure that enables multi-region telemetry data ingestion, health monitoring, and trend analysis across Amazon's Leo systems. As the core team building and managing these foundational data pipelines and analytics systems, the Atlas team bears significant ownership and responsibility to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability are met to satisfy business needs. - 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience - 3 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience programming with at least one software programming language - 3 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. 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 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 . USA, WA, Redmond - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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