Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot
$144K–$194K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship system 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 software services that automate satellite mission planning and execution for Amazon Leo’s constellation.
What you'll do
- Design and build cloud-native, highly available software services for mission automation using Java and Python.
- Develop low-latency, scalable systems that generate and execute mission plans while meeting operational requirements.
- Help mentor new team members and lead technical roadmap decisions.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship experience in system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience programming in at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, Python, AWS
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