Sr. Software Development Engineer, ZeroTouch GSG at Amazon Leo

Saved job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of low earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband internet connectivity to un-served and under-served communities around the world. In this role as an Sr SDE, you will be part of the ZeroTouch GSG Automation team building the payload simulation infrastructure for satellite to ground based connectivity. In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools that validate satellite communication systems at scale. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities, implement robust solutions, and drive continuous improvement in our testing processes.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

Design and develop automated test frameworks for satellite communication systems, focusing on end-to-end validation and system integration testing

Build scalable automation solutions that reduce manual testing effort and accelerate release cycles

Collaborate with software engineers, system engineers, and operations teams to identify automation opportunities and implement effective solutions

Analyze test results, identify patterns, and implement improvements to increase test coverage and reliability

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team best practices and coding standards

Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to ensure high-quality deliverables

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.

A day in the life

This role is for a Sr Software Development Engineer who will build new cloud services and APIs that facilitates and orchestrates simulation of software on Leo devices such as satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. You will be building low-latency, highly scalable architecture that are critical to getting high quality internet service to customers.

About the team

The ZeroTouch GSG team is dedicated to automating satellite and ground communication testing to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our operations at system and feature level. We're building the next generation of test automation infrastructure that enables rapid validation of satellite communication systems with minimal to no manual intervention.

Requirements: - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team