Amazon
Sr Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Agent
$168K–$227K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for each of the three software development, programming, and design/architecture qualifications; 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
Leads design and development of reliable SDN control-plane agents and operational tools for Amazon Leo network devices, coordinating integration across the satellite network.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver embedded agent components, setting technical conventions and solutions for the team.
- Build reliable software and observability tools; address performance and interfacing challenges across plan consumers.
- Drive software quality through design, reviews, testing, deployment, operational support, collaboration, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years programming in at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
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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