Wireless Embedded Software Developer, Simulation Foundations, Amazon Leo

About

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low‑latency, high‑speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Come work at Amazon!

As a member of Kuiper MAC‑SW, you will be responsible for delivering embedded firmware code running on ground networks on customer terminals and on satellites. You will be focused on designing, developing and testing complete Kuiper‑MAC firmware. You will be a key member of a cross‑functional team of innovators, working on unique wireless technology that will enable millions of people to stay connected. Design, develop, integrate and bring up Kuiper‑MAC firmware components/drivers in a real‑time embedded environment.

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.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross‑functional environment to define multi‑dimensional performance requirements (e.g., MIPs, memory bandwidth)
• Make performance and optimization trade‑offs to meet end‑to‑end use case requirements
• Build component use‑cases/test‑cases and debug your code in the Kuiper embedded environment
• Profile and execute the code on RTOS and/or bare‑metal embedded environment
• Contribute in defining services and functionalities delivered by your firmware subsystems
• Define, document, test and debug your firmware‑hardware interfaces
• Apply software/firmware best practices (e.g., clean architecture, refactoring, …)

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ 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

Additional Information

• Equal Opportunity Employer: Amazon does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Los Angeles County Applicants: Job duties include working safely and cooperatively with others, adhering to standards of excellence, communicating effectively, and following all applicable laws and company policies. Criminal history may affect certain material job duties. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.
• Inclusive Culture & Accommodations: If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations. For regions not listed, contact your Recruiting Partner.
• Compensation & Benefits: Base salary range:
  • USA, CA, San Diego – $143,700 – $194,400 USD annually
  • USA, WA, Redmond – $143,700 – $194,400 USD annually
    Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, supplemental life options), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.