Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering
Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering
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09-05-2025
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Job Description
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. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to help us build this service from the ground up.
Key job responsibilities
Work with stakeholders across the Kuiper organization to define design implement and optimize a stateoftheart condition monitoring and remediation system for ground terminals.
Own the deployed monitoring and remediation system including leadership of a small team ensuring performance meets/exceeds published SLAs/KPIs.
Own the full software development lifecycle including design testing deployment mission integration and operational support.
Work with applied scientists/engineers on our team to define test and implement machinelearned anomaly detection tools predictive maintenance workflows and automated remediation applications.
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 day in the life
In this role as a Software Development Engineer you will design implement optimize and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers around the world.
About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development deployment and longterm performance optimization of Kuiper satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C)). Ground terminals include fullmotion parabolic antennas radio frequency spectrum monitoring terminal monitoring and control and fault management systems. These softwaredriven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Kuiper constellation and must provide the worldclass reliability uptime and performance our customers expect from Amazon.
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
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Key job responsibilities
Work with stakeholders across the Kuiper organization to define design implement and optimize a stateoftheart condition monitoring and remediation system for ground terminals.
Own the deployed monitoring and remediation system including leadership of a small team ensuring performance meets/exceeds published SLAs/KPIs.
Own the full software development lifecycle including design testing deployment mission integration and operational support.
Work with applied scientists/engineers on our team to define test and implement machinelearned anomaly detection tools predictive maintenance workflows and automated remediation applications.
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 day in the life
In this role as a Software Development Engineer you will design implement optimize and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers around the world.
About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development deployment and longterm performance optimization of Kuiper satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C)). Ground terminals include fullmotion parabolic antennas radio frequency spectrum monitoring terminal monitoring and control and fault management systems. These softwaredriven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Kuiper constellation and must provide the worldclass reliability uptime and performance our customers expect from Amazon.
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
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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