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.

We are seeking a skilled System Development Engineer with strong networking experience and expertise in network data analysis and visualization platforms. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain systems infrastructure while leveraging tools like Splunk to monitor, analyze, and optimize network performance.
This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Engineering, Operations, Deployment and Security teams.

Key job responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable system architectures and infrastructure
• Automate system provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines for system updates and releases
• Write scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system and infrastructure issues
• Monitor network performance and implement optimization strategies
•Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines from various network sources
• Generate actionable insights from network traffic analysis
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Splunk or equivalent platforms (ELK Stack, Grafana, Datadog)
• Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations for network and system metrics
• Analyze log data to identify trends, anomalies, and security threats


About the team
The Amazon Leo Enterprise Network Infrastructure team designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes mission-critical enterprise networks across our global footprint—including manufacturing facilities, research laboratories, launch sites, and mission operations centers. We ensure exceptional availability, performance, and security for network infrastructure that powers operations worldwide.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals

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, VA, Arlington - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, BELLEVUE - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually