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Project Kuiper is Amazon’s Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Join us in delivering fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world.
We are looking for a collaborative and curious Systems Development Engineer to build the tooling and automation required to scale and operate a global Service Provider network. You will create ground-up processes, solve for complex scenarios, and be part of the team planning and deploying the terrestrial interface to a constellation of 3,236 satellites.
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
A day in the life
A Systems Development Engineer in Kuiper Network Services is responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and operating services that enable broadband networks systems worldwide. We write and debug code, integrate new and existing systems, and create the world’s most innovative products. We work in collaboration with other teams for designing and delivering scalable, flexible, low latency, and high throughput network functions. We develop flexible and cost-effective solutions in support of connecting and peering with public and private networks.
About the team
Kuiper Network’s goal to connect users around the world is a commitment to not just establish networks but to connect customers to services. These services enable customer terminals and applications the ability to interface with the larger world. Our services come into focus for each Kuiper subscriber at activation from address assignment and name resolution to secure and programmable network functions. The Network Services team works backward from end-user’s perspective as we design and develop network functions that serve their unique asks.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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