Software Development Engineer, Leo

About the Role

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks, serving individuals, schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies in locations without reliable connectivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services.
• Participate in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
• Break down complex, ambiguous problems into well-defined, solvable components before implementation.
• Contribute to the design and development of scalable, reliable services, with distributed-systems scope varying by team.
• Conduct code reviews as a core engineering practice, providing constructive feedback and validating correctness.
• Contribute to clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity.
• Critically validate, verify, and integrate AI-generated code, exercising sound judgment about when to trust AI output.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles.
• Participate in operational responsibilities including on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
• Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in academic or professional settings.
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• AI tools for development productivity
• Cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Database systems (SQL and NoSQL)
• Contributing to open-source projects
• Version control systems
• Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.