Sr. Software Engineer, Amazon Leo
Amazon · Redmond, WA · Software Development
senior
Software Engineer
ic
· Posted Apr 4, 2026
$168,100 – $227,400
USD per year
Skills
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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
• Develop low-level embedded software for satellite hardware in the Leo system.
• Developing embedded software in assembly, C, C++, Rust or other languages
• Applying experience with bare metal and real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
• Reviewing schematics, decomposing avionics system requirements into embedded software requirements
• Experience with state machine development and verification mechanisms
• Developing fault-tolerant software for use in a radiation environment.
• Debugging using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded software (bare-metal) troubleshooting techniques.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.
A day in the life
As a member of the avionics team you will develop low-level flight software that runs on our avionics hardware. You will write specifications, design documents, embedded software, and tests. You will work closely with hardware engineers to best integrate with the Leo hardware platform, and controls engineers who own the business logic for various flight functions. You are a member of a lean team, and are responsible for designing and developing highly reliable platform software to enable the success of our mission.
About the team
The Leo Avionics team is responsible for delivering the avionics devices that fly our satellite (flight computers, power processing devices, and several sensors and actuators). We own hardware specification and design through to on-orbit flight performance, collaborating with many partner teams along the way. We are primarily responsible for delivering the avionics devices, and partner with many other cross-functional teams along the way.
- 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
- Experience programming in C
- Experience writing embedded software for bare metal or RTOS systems
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience programming in Rust or assembly
- Experience programming real-time control systems on embedded platforms
- Experience developing robust fault handling mechanisms
- Experience with Linux kernel and device driver development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
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
• Develop low-level embedded software for satellite hardware in the Leo system.
• Developing embedded software in assembly, C, C++, Rust or other languages
• Applying experience with bare metal and real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
• Reviewing schematics, decomposing avionics system requirements into embedded software requirements
• Experience with state machine development and verification mechanisms
• Developing fault-tolerant software for use in a radiation environment.
• Debugging using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and embedded software (bare-metal) troubleshooting techniques.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.
A day in the life
As a member of the avionics team you will develop low-level flight software that runs on our avionics hardware. You will write specifications, design documents, embedded software, and tests. You will work closely with hardware engineers to best integrate with the Leo hardware platform, and controls engineers who own the business logic for various flight functions. You are a member of a lean team, and are responsible for designing and developing highly reliable platform software to enable the success of our mission.
About the team
The Leo Avionics team is responsible for delivering the avionics devices that fly our satellite (flight computers, power processing devices, and several sensors and actuators). We own hardware specification and design through to on-orbit flight performance, collaborating with many partner teams along the way. We are primarily responsible for delivering the avionics devices, and partner with many other cross-functional teams along the way.
Basic Qualifications
- 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
- Experience programming in C
- Experience writing embedded software for bare metal or RTOS systems
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Bachelor's degree
- Experience programming in Rust or assembly
- Experience programming real-time control systems on embedded platforms
- Experience developing robust fault handling mechanisms
- Experience with Linux kernel and device driver development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually