Software Development Engineer II Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

CICD Team at Kuiper: Hardware in the Loop Testing Infrastructure using IOT
The CICD team at Kuiper is responsible for building and developing a central test infrastructure service that supports Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing.

Responsibilities:
1. System Design & Backend Services:
Architect and develop backend services to support HIL testing.
Implement scalable and flexible solutions for distributed systems and software deployment.

2. Container Management & AWS Infrastructure:
Manage Docker containers to deploy services both locally and in the cloud.
Work with a variety of AWS services including: DynamoDB IAM roles & permission managementLambdasEC2 instancesCloudWatch MQTTAPI Gateways

3. Support for Internal Teams:
Provide internal teams with both Local and Cloudbased service instances to execute Pytest and report results via a UI.

4. Collaborative Development:
Participate in all phases of software development from design to implementation.
Work with embedded software teams to ensure smooth integration with lowlevel systems.

5. Required Skills:
Programming Languages: Proficiency in at least one language (Python GoLang).
AWS Infrastructure Expertise: Advanced knowledge of the AWS stack (as listed above).
Problem Solving: Ability to navigate high levels of ambiguity design flexible solutions and deliver results.

5. Desired Traits:
Collaborative: Able to work effectively in an open crossfunctional environment.
Scalable System Design: Experience architecting solutions that can scale and handle complex use cases (particularly in satellite software distribution).


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
Software architecture and design
Understanding of AWS stack IAM Lambdas cloud watch api gateways S3 storage
Understanding of build systems
Understanding of pipelines and CDK
Monitoring and operational excellence for production services
Security mindset


3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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