Senior System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations

Amazon • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Leo 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.

We are seeking a Senior System Development Engineer to lead release testing
efforts for our Software Release Management (SRM) team. This is a technical
leadership role responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of flight
and ground software releases before deployment to our LEO satellite
constellation. You will design testing strategies, lead a team of engineers and
contractors, and accelerate our release velocity while maintaining the highest
quality standards.

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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in system testing, QA engineering, DevOps, or related roles
• 3+ years in technical leadership or senior engineering positions
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
• Experience managing or coordinating with contractors and external teams
• Strong programming skills (Python, Go, Java, or similar)
• Experience designing testing strategies for complex distributed systems
• Track record of driving quality improvements and process optimization
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance speed and quality in fast-paced environments
• System integration testing and end-to-end validation
• API testing, performance testing, and load testing
• Monitoring, observability, and test analytics
• Scripting and tool development
• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience with distributed systems at scale

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of System Development Engineers and contractors
• Define testing strategy, architecture, and best practices for SRM release validation
• Drive technical decisions on testing frameworks, tools, and infrastructure
• Set quality standards and testing methodologies across the organization
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members
• Lead end-to-end testing across flight software, ground systems, and infrastructure
• Validate complex satellite communication protocols and operational workflows
• Oversee hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and simulation-based testing efforts
• Ensure testing environments accurately represent production conditions

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed