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Software Development Engineer - Amazon LEO, LEO Pop Control Plane

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$165k–$224k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Architect and build data-plane and control-plane traffic processing systems connecting satellite networks to customers for low-latency broadband.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (Networking)

Builds

Networking functions on cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and operational dashboards.

Domain

Satellite communications, networking, distributed systems

Required skills

C#, C++, Java, Perl, Object Oriented Design, large-scale distributed software development, system architecture, scalability design, security tradeoffs

Preferred skills

Full software development life cycle experience, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, operations

Technologies

AWS, C#, C++, Java, Perl

Responsibilities

Own architectural direction of networking systems, lead multi-engineer projects, collaborate with satellite/ground station teams, build/maintain CI/CD pipelines, coach and mentor engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership