Software Development Engineer II, AWS Ground Station, AWS Aerospace Solutions (AES) - Control Plane

Amazon • Denver, CO

29d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) on the Control Plane Service within AWS Ground Station. The Control Plane is a fully serverless tech stack for scheduling and orchestrating satellite communications across a global antenna network. The role involves supporting the development and delivery of key features, designing systems for effective service operation, collaborating on requirements and technologies, and identifying optimization opportunities. The position is in a high visibility, fast-paced environment with opportunities to build new systems from scratch and make a direct impact on customer experience and company performance. The team emphasizes work-life balance, personal and professional growth, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• 3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level

Nice To Haves

• 6+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in Rust.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Responsibilities

• Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with each other.
• Collaborate with peers to evaluate requirements and technologies that close the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and cost effective.
• Own the design of major deliverables and have opportunities to build them from scratch.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree