Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. In this role as a Sr SDE, you will be part of the core technical team building the ground based traffic processing pipelines for connecting Kuiper’s satellite network to the external world. This opportunity will afford you an exciting SDE leadership role in Project Kuiper that would enable you to architect and build software from the ground up and drive the engineering culture of the team.

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
* You will collaborate and lead initiatives across multiple teams to build networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure and set best practices for software development processes.
* You will lead teams, develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines.
* You will work with multiple cross functional teams to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate the infrastructure you build
* You will develop and mentor junior and new team members.
* You will engineer and build a cloud service that is reliable and available to provide connectivity for our customers
* You will work on features that enhance the quality of service and security for our customers.

A day in the life
SDE's at Project Kuiper work on designing networking features with various stakeholders, implementing and testing them on prototype/production environments and delivering solutions with the highest quality. We write code, debug, and create the world’s most innovative products. We also operate our own service fleets and handle our customer issues to provide the best experience for our customers.

About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Project Kuiper, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work, it’s about the workflow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We are flexible in our working hours and encourage you to find harmony between your work and personal lives.