Software Development Engineer II, AWS Ground Station, AWS Aerospace Solutions; AES - Control Plane

Key job responsibilities

A Software Development Engineer with AWS Ground Station supports the development and delivery of key features as we innovate for our customers.

On our team you will use your expertise to:

• Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with each other.
• Collaborate with peers to evaluate requirements and technologies that close the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and cost effective.

Software development engineer positions require a depth and breadth of knowledge in design and development, experience with agile methodologies, proficiency in a high-level language, and experience building highly scalable systems involving distributed services and persistent storage. You will own the design of major deliverables and have opportunities to build them from scratch.

This is a high visibility and fast-paced environment where you will make a direct impact on the customer experience and the bottom line of the company.

• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
• 3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object‑oriented design experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.

• 6+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in Rust.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.