Systems Development Engineer - Amazon Leo, Kuiper Core Infrastructure Development
About The Position
Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed Role Overview As a Systems Development Engineer responsible for critical infrastructure automations across global Leo facilities, this role combines deep technical expertise with automation. The position requires independently handling complex technical issues while developing solutions for large-scale problems across facilities. You'll lead technical projects from conception through completion, mentor junior engineers, and make significant contributions to infrastructure improvements. Beyond day-to-day operations, you'll influence technical direction through rack design collaboration with engineering teams and development of automations and tooling. The role demands both hands-on technical work and strategic thinking to drive operational improvements and maintain system reliability. Success requires creating solutions which scale to meet the global scale of Amazon Leo. The Kuiper Core Infrastructure Development team is responsible for deploying the core infrastructure for Amazon Leo.
Requirements
- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Travel up to 25% of the time
- Can reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
Responsibilities
- Design and develop automation solutions for Windows and Linux infrastructure deployment and management
- Design and implement network infrastructure automation
- Create and maintain technical documentation and procedures
- Lead system reliability improvements
- Manage technical changes across environments
- Collaborate with System Engineers to implement robust, repeatable deployment systems
Benefits
- 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.
- Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
