Amazon
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Leo Secure Communications Team
$168K–$227K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for software development, programming, and leading design or architecture; experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead is also required.
- Education
- 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
Develops and operates software for secure communications between critical satellite functions, participating in design, integration, testing, and improvement of satellite systems.
What you'll do
- Participate in software development from requirements through implementation, testing, and operations.
- Design, integrate, and improve software solutions with cross-disciplinary teams.
- Lead design or architecture of new and existing systems and mentor or lead engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
Nice to have
- 5+ 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
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
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