Sys Dev Engineer II, Leo Network Services

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.

Are you passionate about building and operating networks at unprecedented scale? Join our Terrestrial Network team to shape the future of a global Service Provider network supporting 3,236 satellites and terrestrial infrastructure. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring reliable connectivity that directly impacts customer experience across our constellation.

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
• Build and maintain processes, procedures, and tooling to monitor, troubleshoot, and operate a global Service Provider network at scale
• Develop proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to continuously improve network reliability and customer experience
• Ensure that all systems are designed to be robust, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable
• Integrate with existing systems such as trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools and services
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with other software development, systems development, and network teams.
• Provide support and incident response as part of an on-call rotation

A day in the life
You'll work at the intersection of space-based and terrestrial networking, tackling unique challenges that few engineers ever encounter. Your day might include analyzing network telemetry from thousands of satellites, collaborating with hardware teams on next-generation designs, or developing automation that prevents issues before they impact customers. You'll have the autonomy to identify problems, propose solutions, and drive them to completion while working with talented engineers across the organization.

About the team
Our Terrestrial Network team designs, builds, and operates the earthbound portion of one of the most complex networks in existence - connecting ground stations, data centers, and a constellation of satellites to deliver seamless connectivity. We're a collaborative group of curious problem-solvers who thrive on technical challenges and are committed to operational excellence. We value innovation, encourage experimentation, and believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives and rigorous technical debate.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with distributed systems at scale

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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