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.

Builder Operations and tools team is responsible for build systems, developer experience, devops, CICD infrastructure, and Artifact Storage Service. We are looking for an engineer with experience in system design of backend services, along with advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services infrastructure such as: S3 storage, IAM role management, Lambdas, EC2, Cloud watch, API gateways. We support internal teams by vending constructs for integrations and implementing CDK for pipelines. Proficiency in at least one of Programming language such as Python/GoLang is required.
The candidate would participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and security to operations. This includes designing and implementing a wide range of software using AWS stack, sometimes requiring partnership with low level embedded code software systems and architecting scalable design solutions for software distribution and deployment for satellites. You must be about to disambiguate high level of ambiguity and unknowns, design flexible solutions and able to succeed within an open, collaborative 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.


Key job responsibilities
- Software architecture and design
- Understanding of AWS stack - IAM, Lambdas, cloud watch, api gateways, S3 storage
- Understanding of build systems
- Understanding of pipelines and CDK
- Monitoring and operational excellence for production services
- Security mindset