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Software Development Engineer, Leo Manufacturing Software Systems

Amazon Leo

Base salary $143,700  to $194,400

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

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About this job

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Manufacturing Software Systems (MSS) is seeking a Software Development Engineer who will help solve a variety of technical challenges related to manufacturing the satellites, ground equipment and associated ASICs. You will play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables and build quick prototypes or proofs of concept in partnership with other technology leaders within the team. You will tackle challenging, novel situations and will have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams spanning a variety of domains: software, hardware, networks, RF, embedded, real-time, distributed as well as industrial automation systems.

You will design and develop the manufacturing software used to drive the assembly, calibration and test of satellite and ground systems as well as perform high-throughput ASIC/chip level provisioning and testing. You will collaborate with teams from manufacturing engineering, product engineering, and security engineering to identify requirements and design manufacturing software. You will design and develop the end-to-end system capabilities required for manufacturing orchestration across factory production lines.

Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

Key job responsibilities

  • Build the manufacturing software systems used by production operations to manufacture the Leo's satellite fleet, supporting ground systems and associated ASICs
  • Build the end-to-end system capabilities required for the orchestration of manufacturing across factory production lines
  • Architect and design a secure manufacturing software system that protects Leo's intellectual property and manufacturing assets via a secure chain of custody/trust
  • Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market

A day in the life

In this role as a Software Development Engineer, you will be developing Leo's secure manufacturing software systems and orchestration software capabilities. These products enable industrial automation for the manufacturing of the Leo satellite fleet and supporting ground equipment. You will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to develop, qualify, produce, and deploy solutions and products enabling Leo’s global network.

About the team

The Leo Manufacturing Software team is responsible for the architecture, design, build, and installation of the software used to manufacture the Leo satellite fleet, ground equipment and ASICs. We partner with hardware, software, test engineering, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure efficient and secure manufacturing operations.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ 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, Bellevue - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($143,700) is above 15% of the 1,389 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 531 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
Software Development Engineer, Leo Manufacturing Software Systems (this listing)$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer , Amazon Leo$143,700 - $194,400
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Software Development Engineer , Inventory Accounting$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Leo Commerce$143,700 - $194,400
Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer, Leo Data Science Platform$143,700 - $194,400

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

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USA, WA, Bellevue - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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