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Senior Software Engineer , Amazon Leo - Network Observability

Amazon Leo

Base salary $168,100  to $227,400

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Redmond, WA

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  • LocationRedmond, WA
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About this job

Amazon Leo 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 — from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies.

The Leo Network Observability team designs, implements and operates the software stack to manage beam planning, network health views, data plane services and Applications with AI native initiatives that provides a high throughput telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, cloud services and terrestrial network infrastructure that connects into public and private networks.

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to serve as the technical leader for Network Observability for an advanced global telecom service via both space and terrestrial networks.

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

*Architect and deliver a scalable, end-to-end platform supporting network observability.

*Design and implement distributed orchestration systems that coordinate across dozens of domain-specific internal and external services, ensuring reliable end-to-end workflow execution at scale.

  • Establish the AI/ML foundation layer, including knowledge base architectures and intelligent automation frameworks, to accelerate developer productivity and reduce time-to-market.
  • Tackle novel, ambiguous technical challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence, large-scale distributed systems, and network domain complexity, delivering production-grade solutions with high operational bar.

A day in the life

As a Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE III) on the Network Observability team, you will own the design, development, and technical leadership of end-to-end system that provides network health, monitoring and alerting at region, cell and individual customer terminal levels, spanning requirements definition, implementation, test automation, and production validation. You will enable Amazon Leo to launch highly available internet service across 100+ global markets.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Source: Amazon Leo · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($168,100) is above 66% of the 1,398 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 162 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $143,700; the middle half runs from $143,700 to $168,100.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Amazon Leo roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Amazon Leo roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Senior Software Engineer , Amazon Leo - Network Observability (this listing)$168,100 - $227,400
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Leo Secure Communications Team$168,100 - $227,400
Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software$168,100 - $227,400
Software Development Engineer, AI Foundations, Amazon Leo AI Foundations$168,100 - $227,400
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot$168,100 - $227,400
Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminals$168,100 - $227,400
Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Leo Telemetry Platform$168,100 - $227,400

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Amazon Leo roles · How to read the bar

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USA, WA, Redmond - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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