senior software engineering Embedded Software Engineer ic · Posted May 27, 2026
$168,100 – $227,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Austin, TX. The posting calls out experience with Rust, C, Linux, Networking. Compensation is listed at $168,100–$227,400 per year.

Role
Embedded Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Austin, TX
Department
Software Development
Posted
May 27, 2026

More roles at Amazon

Software Development Engineer, Leo Data Platform
Redmond, WA · mid
AWS Distributed Systems Machine Learning
Staff Pharmacist - Chicago, IL, Amazon Pharmacy
Chicago, IL · staff
Senior Assurance Solutions Architect, AWS Security Assurance Services
Herndon, VA · senior
AWS LLMs Security
BD, Sust. Solutions, WW Sustainability
London, United Kingdom · mid
Performance Optimization
Software Dev Engineer II, Brazil Digital Payments
Sao Paulo, Brazil · mid
Java C#
All Amazon jobs →

Job description

from Amazon careers

Amazon Leo is a 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. As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you will be a part of the team participating in the definition and implementation of the Leo’s satellite communication software stack. In this role, you will develop embedded software modules and test frameworks for the Leo satellite constellation. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, deployment and operations of a 3GPP 5G NTN and Open RAN based networking and management stack functions for the satellite payloads. You will work closely with software, test and validation, reliability, RF hardware, and custom silicon development teams to optimize low-latency high-reliability payload connectivity solution. 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…

This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on Amazon careers →
All software engineering jobs software engineering in Austin, TX Jobs in Austin, TX software engineering salaries software engineering career path
All Amazon Jobs Browse software engineering roles senior positions