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Software Development Engineer, Flight Software AI

Amazon.com Inc
  • Redmond, WA
    5 days ago

    Job Description

    Are you ready to work at the intersection of advanced spacecraft flight software and AI-native engineering?

    We are reinventing how flight software is built for Amazon"s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation - bringing

    AI-native development to one of the most demanding real-time domains in engineering. Our toolkit spans agentic

    development workflows, coding agents (Kiro, Claude Code, Codex), agent harnesses, and the LLM optimization that powers

    them - applied to software that flies.

    The Role

    You will own the full software development lifecycle, end to end. This is greenfield territory: no playbook exists for

    AI-native flight software development, and you will help write it. We"re looking for pioneers eager to lead this

    transformation. You won"t do it alone - you"ll work alongside distinguished engineers from the front lines of the space

    industry with 20+ years of flight software experience, and seasoned LLM engineers, all committed to coaching, mentoring,

    and growing new talent. Bring solid engineering fundamentals and the heart of a lion; we"ll provide the rest.

    Responsibilities

    • Build, deploy, and optimize AI-native development systems - agentic workflows, agent harnesses, and LLM optimization -

    for flight software in the space industry

    • Develop embedded software in C/C++ on a real-time operating system (RTOS), and cloud software on Linux
    • Write device drivers and system applications for flight code and flight management
    • Partner closely with hardware teams on board bring-up and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) integration testing

    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

    Are you ready to work at the intersection of advanced spacecraft flight software and AI-native engineering?

    We are reinventing how flight software is built for Amazon"s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation - bringing

    AI-native development to one of the most demanding real-time domains in engineering. Our toolkit spans agentic

    development workflows, coding agents (Kiro, Claude Code, Codex), agent harnesses, and the LLM optimization that powers

    them - applied to software that flies.

    The Role

    You will own the full software development lifecycle, end to end. This is greenfield territory: no playbook exists for

    AI-native flight software development, and you will help write it. We"re looking for pioneers eager to lead this

    transformation. You won"t do it alone - you"ll work alongside distinguished engineers from the front lines of the space

    industry with 20+ years of flight software experience, and seasoned LLM engineers, all committed to coaching, mentoring,

    and growing new talent. Bring solid engineering fundamentals and the heart of a lion; we"ll provide the rest.

    Responsibilities

    • Build, deploy, and optimize AI-native development systems - agentic workflows, agent harnesses, and LLM optimization -

    for flight software in the space industry

    • Develop embedded software in C/C++ on a real-time operating system (RTOS), and cloud software on Linux
    • Write device drivers and system applications for flight code and flight management
    • Partner closely with hardware teams on board bring-up and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) integration testing

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRedmond, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • C Programming Languageunmatched
    • C++ Programming Languageunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Device Driversunmatched
    • Embedded Softwareunmatched
    • Linux Operating Systemunmatched
    • Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • United States Citizenunmatched

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