Amazon
Embedded SDE, Leo Payload
$144K–$194K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 15, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Develop and operate embedded software for satellite payload functions, including mode management, telemetry, power control, hardware interfaces, and autonomous capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and integrate embedded software in embedded Linux or RTOS environments.
- Develop software that communicates with electronic devices and work with hardware teams on setup, verification, integration, and testing.
- Apply high-reliability embedded software practices across satellite operations from launch to de-orbit.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, RUST, embedded Linux, RTOS, I2C, I3C, SPI
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