Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Software Development, alexa and amazon devices

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,AmazonLeoNetworking

$70–194k Redmond, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Development Engineer, Amazon Leo Networking at Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC. Skills: CI/CD, Release engineering, Test automation, Operational reliability. Own build pipelines. Own test pipelines”

What You'll Achieve.

Enhance automation; Enhance stability; Enhance release processes; Improve release quality; Improve release reliability; Maintain pipeline health; Deliver high-quality releases; Deliver reliable releases

Industry & Context.

Software Development, alexa and amazon devices
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-call support rotation, U. S. citizen or national, U. S. permanent resident, Lawfully admitted into the U. S. as refugee, Lawfully admitted into the U. S. as asylee

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2+ years design or architecture experience, 3+ years software development experience, 3+ years designing multi-tiered software applications, 3+ years developing multi-threaded software applications, 3+ years developing embedded software applications, 3+ years developing distributed software applications, C# experience, C++ experience, Java experience, Perl experience

Nice to Have

3+ years full SDLC experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science

What You'll Do.

Own release pipelines

Monitor pipeline health

Monitor pipeline stability

Monitor pipeline performance

Diagnose pipeline failures

Resolve pipeline failures

Reduce nondeterministic failures

Improve pipeline speed

Improve pipeline reliability

Manage software build activities

Manage release activities

Validate release readiness

Enforce quality gates

Support multi-stage release processes

Ensure releases meet standards

Partner with Dev during releases

Partner with QA during releases

Partner with Ops during releases

Design automated test frameworks

Implement automated test frameworks

Maintain automated test frameworks

Integrate automated tests

Ensure test coverage aligns with risk

Build tooling for test execution

Build tooling for test observability

Respond to pipeline issues

Respond to release issues

Respond to production issues

Participate in triage

Participate in on-call rotations

Participate in incident resolution

Debug high-complexity failures

Drive root cause analysis

Drive preventative fixes

Create automated solutions for reliability

Create automated solutions for scalability

Create automated solutions for efficiency

Identify systemic issues

Eliminate manual processes

Introduce metrics for health

Introduce dashboards for health

Introduce alerts for health

Champion best practices in testing

Champion best practices in automation

Champion best practices in release management

Influence architecture for testability

Influence architecture for reliability

Mentor junior engineers on automation

Mentor junior engineers on CI/CD

Partner with DevOps teams

Partner with Platform teams

Partner with Infrastructure teams

Drive standards for quality

Drive long-term quality strategy

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering teams; Dev, QA, and Ops; DevOps teams; Platform teams; Infrastructure teams

Process & Methodology

CI/CD, Release management

Full Job Description

Amazon 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. We are looking for SDE II engineer with experience in supporting mission-critical applications, who are excited about building solutions that enhance automation, stability, and release processes across multiple systems. You will work closely with engineering teams to identify and address common issues, drive solutions, and improve overall release quality and reliability. This role requires hands-on engagement, troubleshooting, and automation development. You will work within the ANCHOR team, managing release processes and automation to maintain a seamless and efficient pipeline. The team operates an on-call support rotation, and you will be responsible for maintaining release quality and pipeline health. Your work will directly impact Leo's ability to deliver high-quality, reliable releases efficiently. 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 This role sits at the intersection of test automation, CI/CD, release engineering, and operational reliability. 1. CI/CD Pipeline Ownership & Stability - Own the daily build, test, and release pipelines end to end - Monitor pipeline health, stability, and performance - Diagnose and resolve pipeline failures (build, test, infra, dependency issues) - Reduce flaky tests and nondeterministic failures - Improve pipeline speed, reliability, and signal-to-noise ratio 2. Release Engineering & Software Delivery - Manage software build and release

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