Software Development Engineer II, Software Defined Network Control Plane, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

As a Software Development Engineer II on the SDN Control Plane team, you will be at the heart of designing, building, and operating a massive satellite constellation and terrestrial network. Your responsibilities include:

• Designing and delivering a modern, flexible, scalable, high throughput, low latency network architecture
• Implementing planning and scheduling of network links at scale
• Developing highly-available software to drive networking control plane operation on physical and remote nodes
• Defining and automating processes for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance
• Providing operational excellence for control plane services, including enabling tools and refining operational processes
• Developing software using AWS microservices

The SDN Control Plane team is building the brain driving the Kuiper Network, tackling tough problems presented by a dynamic network at global scale. You'll be responsible for ensuring the network works and delivers a one-of-a-kind experience to customers.

This role requires a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or someone lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum due to export control laws.

Join us in this exciting opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking project that aims to connect underserved communities worldwide through advanced satellite technology.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience with new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon offers a competitive compensation package, including equity and a range of benefits. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year to $223,600/year, depending on the geographic market and other factors.

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