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Sr. Software Dev Engineer

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Redmond, WAJob$168–227K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$168–227K/yr
Location
Redmond, WA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to provide internet connectivity in areas without reliable networks. The Software Development Engineer will join the Hardware Validation Team, building software and automation for hardware testing, development, and manufacturing. The role supports test execution, data collection and analysis, and software quality and release processes, while collaborating with stakeholders and using AWS resources and tools.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Development, requiredProgramming, requiredSystem Design, requiredMentoring, requiredTechnical Leadership, requiredPython, requiredSoftware Development Lifecycle, nice to haveCoding Standards, nice to haveCode Reviews, nice to haveSource Control Management, nice to haveBuild Processes, nice to haveTesting, nice to haveOperations, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Software Development Experience, required5+ Years Programming Experience, required5+ Years Design or Architecture Experience, requiredBachelor's in Computer Science or Equivalent, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

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.

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.

Key job responsibilities

You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people.

In this role, you will:

  • Architect and build software to automate hardware test systems • Develop software infrastructure to support test case execution

  • Architect and build automation to support development (CI/CD)

  • Align with various stakeholders on software requirements

  • Document software requirements from users

  • Support manufacturing as well as new product development

  • Enable automated data collection, data analysis

  • Deliver end-user documents

  • Own and execute software quality and release process

  • Work with electrical test equipment

A day in the life

You will have the opportunity to write software to test exciting products and help us bring our idea to reality. Your software will enable the team to validate our designs and ensure all our hardware is space-worthy. You will make daily decision on how to best create and deliver these tools.

About the team

This Software Development Engineer will have the opportunity to be a member of the Hardware Validation Team working within the wider Electrical Engineering Team. This highly collaborative group of engineers has a diverse range of backgrounds and knowledge and looking for help to build a scalable and reliable test automation solution. The team support both internal test needs as well as the needs of the manufacturing team. They like to leverage and share work across the entire organization as well as utilize AWS resources and tools to accelerate their work.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - Experience programming in Python

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,372 open Software Development Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$168–227K/yr
  • Washington median$144–194K/yr459 salary ranges
  • US median$144–194K/yr1,255 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $198K, is 17% above the Washington median midpoint ($169K) — in the top quarter of Software Development Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 466 open Software Development Engineer jobs in Washington and 1,372 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Development Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,206 postings).
Education
554 of the 1,372 open Software Development Engineer jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Software Engineer jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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