Amazon
Software Development Engineer - Embedded, Flight Computer Software
$144K–$194K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience; preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 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 flight software for Amazon Leo satellites, supporting critical functions such as power management, hardware interfaces, command and telemetry, and autonomous control.
What you'll do
- Develop embedded software and device drivers for flight code and flight management in real-time operating systems.
- Build software that communicates with electronic devices and hardware interfaces.
- Collaborate with hardware teams on board bring-up and integration testing.
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
assembly, C, C++, real-time operating system, CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet
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