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# System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $99,100.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Software Applications, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Software Maintenance, Systems Development Life Cycle, Ruby, Rust (Programming Language), Golang
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/CF5C554C40454E788FC62946FD31E620/job/

## About the Role

* 2+ years of systems development experience
 * Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
 * Experience with Linux/Unix
 * Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure, * 1+ years of distributed systems experience

## Description

The Sys Dev Engineer is responsible to support suite of software applications and services to update software on constellation of satellites on Ground and in orbit. Your support will affect our customers directly! High Impact production operations and issue triaging often require coordination between multiple Development, Product and Support teams, so you get to experience a breadth of impact with various groups. It'll definitely help for you to be detail-oriented and a skilled problem solver, because you'll also be helping us to streamline our processes-and automating them where applicable.

Primary responsibilities include Space Operations supporting OTA procedures, troubleshooting, diagnosing and fixing production software issues, developing tools, automation and monitoring solutions, performing software maintenance and configuration, implementing the fix for internally developed code (Python / Go lang), updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges and improving operational excellence and readiness of the systems.

Some of the key job functions

Provide operations support with OTAs performed in Space, ensure quality of code delivered in new releases meet the bar for high performing OTAs in at launch pads, Space and during provisioning of satellites , root causing and triaging issues , including executing the procedures to update software on Satellites during manufacturing, on ground labs and in orbit, with responsibilities covering multiple products, features and services.


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