Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon's Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of low earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband internet connectivity to unserved and under-served communities around the world.

In this role as a Sr Systems Development Engineer, you will be part of the core technical team designing and building the network that enables Kuiper. Define the long term vision, design the technical solutions, and implement the design. This role is focused on our terrestrial network.

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.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Systems Development Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our team. You will become a subject matter expert across multiple services, guiding their development, deployment, operation, and growth within our network. Utilize data trends and metrics to pinpoint areas for enhancement, contributing to the continuous improvement of our services. Actively refine and enhance team procedures and processes, as well as those utilized by internal stakeholders. Tackle new and ambiguous challenges with a commitment to high-quality development, consistently delivering solutions that have a direct impact on customers.

A day in the life

You will be instrumental in automating and productionizing Kuiper's network infrastructure and systems. Focus on simplifying, reinventing, and innovating systems, processes, and tools to elevate the customer experience. Craft unique and effective solutions to complex technical issues faced by our customers. Engage in continuous learning and development by working alongside and gaining insights from Amazon's senior and Principal engineers. Contribute to the team's growth through coaching, hiring, and developing team members.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Redmond, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience

- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience

- 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience

- 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 1+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience

- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations

- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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