SDET III, Amazon Leo
- Pay
- $168,100 – $261,500 per year
- Location
- Redmond, WA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Listed
- Yesterday
Skills & highlights for this role
- Leading design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
- Programming in at least one modern language (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust)
- Linux/Unix
- CI/CD pipelines and build processes
Also useful
- Experience with OTA update systems, fleet management, or large-scale device management
- Staged/progressive rollout strategies and automated release safety mechanisms
- Observability and anomaly detection for device fleets
- Distributed systems at scale
About the role
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
Ct Ota
Rolling out team is looking for a Senior SDE to drive the Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates to millions of Customer Terminals (CTs) across multiple hardware variants in the field. You'll own the systems that ensure every CT from factory-fresh to years-deployed can be safely, reliably, and rapidly updated at massive scale.
This is a high-impact role at the intersection of distributed systems, embedded software delivery, and fleet management. You'll work closely with firmware, satellite networking, and operations teams to automate the process and the infrastructure that keeps our constellation's ground segment current and healthy.
Export Control Requirement
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
A successful engineer in this role is
- Have experience with OTA update systems, fleet management platforms, or large-scale device management (IoT, mobile, embedded, or similar)
- Have experience with staged/progressive rollout strategies and automated release safety mechanisms
- Have experience building observability and anomaly detection for device fleets
- Highly analytical: You solve problems in ways that can be backed up with verifiable data. You focus on driving processes, tools, and statistical methods which support rational decision-making.
- Technically aware: You aren't satisfied by performing 'as expected' and push the limits past conventional boundaries. Your dial goes to '11'.
- You're ambitious, yet humble: You recognize that there's always opportunity for improvement and use introspection and feedback from teammates and peers to raise the bar for your team.
- Engaged by ambiguity: You're able to explore new problem spaces with unique constraints and thus non-obvious solutions; you're quick to identify any gaps in the team and the right person to fill them to best deliver value to customers.
- Own technical vision and direction: You identify problems and develop solutions; you embrace performance metrics and measurement techniques because they help you assess how well system-related services are running.
A day in the life
A Software Development Engineer works closely with Principal Engineer, Sr. Principal Engineer to deal with ambiguity and define technical strategy. The engineer will also work with the release teams to deeply understand the current workflow, use cases, pain points, inefficiency and come up with innovative simple solution.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
Additional information
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Pay and benefits
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.
Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.
These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
From Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The SDET III, Amazon Leo posting at Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC states compensation of $168,100 – $261,500 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC's official career site.
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