Software Dev Engineer, Software Defined Network Agent, Project Kuiper

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. As a Software Dev Engineer for the Software Defined Network Agent team, you'll be at the heart of designing, building, and operating a massive satellite constellation and terrestrial network.

Key responsibilities include: • Designing and delivering a modern, flexible, scalable, high throughput, low latency network architecture • Implementing Routing and Forwarding, Traffic Engineering, and SDN technologies • Developing highly-available software for networking control plane operation • Defining and automating processes for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance • Providing operational excellence for control plane services

You'll be part of the SDN Agent team, building the brain driving the Kuiper Network. The team is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating the control plane that provides a high throughput telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, Cloud services, and terrestrial network infrastructure.

This role offers a unique opportunity to solve multi-dimensional resource allocation problems at a global scale and put code in space. You'll be working on advanced global telecom services spanning both space and terrestrial networks.

Amazon offers a competitive compensation package, including equity and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in the lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in the highest geographic market, with additional compensation based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Note: Due to export control laws, candidates must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.