Embedded Software Dev Engineer, Leo Antenna Development

Description

Project Kuiper is building a constellation of 3,236 satellites to deliver broadband from space. Our direct-to-device (D2D) program takes it further, connecting everyday phones and devices directly to satellites. Come build it.

We're looking for an engineer who wants to build software that controls phased-array antennas on satellites, tested in labs and deployed to orbit. You'll build tools that help the team move fast including test automation that validates antenna calibration, CI/CD pipelines that build and sign firmware images, and simulation environments that let us catch bugs before hardware exists. Some days you'll be writing Python to orchestrate factory test stations.

Other days you'll be debugging issues related to boot sequences. You don't need satellite experience to start. You need to be a strong engineer who figures things out, builds things that work, and enjoys being the person who makes the rest of the team more productive.

We're a small, growing team inside Amazon’s LEO program. We own the software layer for the satellite antenna payload, the actors, services, and infrastructure that make beam‑forming, calibration, and hardware control actually work. You'll work alongside embedded software engineers, SDEs, RF engineers, and hardware teams, and you'll have real ownership from day one. The team is early enough that your decisions will shape how we build and test for years.

If you want high‑impact work on one of Amazon’s most ambitious technical programs, come join us.

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.

• Develop embedded software (Rust/C/C++) for Kuiper antenna systems
• Design and implement reliable services and daemons that run on resource‑constrained hardware
• Participate in hardware bring‑up, board validation, and factory test development
• Own software from requirements through deployment — including design, implementation, testing, and CI/CD
• Collaborate with hardware, RF, and systems engineering teams
• Review schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software (bare‑metal) trouble‑shooting techniques. this make sense

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 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 experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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
• Experience with Linux operating system, embedded systems, consumer devices, or mobile apps
• Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

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

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.

Base salary range: USA, WA, Redmond –  –  USD annually.