System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo Enterprise Network Infrastructure
Amazon · Arlington, VA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Arlington, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Go, Rust. Compensation is listed at $129,200–$174,800 per year.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Feb 24, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon 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. We are seeking a skilled System Development Engineer with strong networking experience and expertise in network data analysis and visualization platforms. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain systems infrastructure while leveraging tools like Splunk to monitor, analyze, and optimize network performance. This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Engineering, Operations, Deployment and Security teams. Key job responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable system architectures and infrastructure • Automate system provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes • Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines for system updates and releases • Write scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency (Python, Bash, PowerShell) • Troubleshoot…