Systems Development Engineer - Amazon Leo, Kuiper Core Infrastructure Development

Description

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.

Key job 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

A day in the life

Your daily activities span across diverse technical challenges, operational needs, and automations. You might start by troubleshooting a Windows Server cluster issue while monitoring Linux system updates across multiple facilities. You'll write and maintain scripts and automations in Python, Bash and PowerShell to automate routine tasks and improve system efficiency. Managing hardware requires coordinating new equipment procurement, overseeing rack installations, and ensuring proper inventory tracking across facilities. You will work with Networking team to troubleshoot and improve automations. You'll split time between automation work with physical infrastructure and managing cloud-based systems in AWS. The role requires constantly balancing immediate operational needs with long-term infrastructure planning, all while maintaining detailed documentation and inventory control.

About the team

The Kuiper Core Infrastructure Development team is responsible for deploying the core infrastructure for Amazon Leo.

Basic Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems at scale

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

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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 .

USA, NY, New York - 142,300.00 - 192,400.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Redmond - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually