CareerPlan

Senior Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Control Plane, Amazon Leo

Redmond, Washington, United StatesFull-time$168k–$227k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Design and develop the Software Defined Networking (SDN) control plane that orchestrates traffic across a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, customer terminals, gateways, and terrestrial infrastructure.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (SDN Control Plane)

Builds

Scalable, high-throughput, low-latency services for the SDN control plane

Domain

Space communications / Satellite networks / Distributed systems

Required skills

Rust, system design, distributed systems architecture, high availability, observability, mentoring

Preferred skills

Full software development lifecycle, code reviews, source control, testing, operations

Technologies

Rust

Responsibilities

Design and deliver scalable services for the SDN control plane; Build link planning, routing, and control plane delivery services; Develop highly available control plane services and operational tooling; Collaborate with hardware, embedded software, and mission operations teams; Drive software quality and mentor engineers