[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · Redmond, WA # Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot US, WA, Redmond Software Engineering Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted August 17, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10504174/software-development-engineer-leo-autopilot) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Software Development Engineer, Leo Autopilot ## Job description Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. ### 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 - Work with our peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems to fulfill the mission needs. - Develop cloud native software systems in Java and Python. - Utilize AWS and other Amazon technologies to build highly-available software services. - Design and develop performant software systems that meet the mission criteria and requirements. - Help on-board and mentor new team members. - Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and decide which features and performance improvements to build. ### A day in the life As a Software Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development of services to support the automation of the Leo mission. You will work with a dynamic group of passionate engineers and collaborators across peer teams to identify automation needs, design novel solutions that meet customer requirements, and write software to automate key behaviors for our constellation's space and ground assets. You will be building low-latency, highly-scalable architecture to generate and execute our mission plans safely and effectively. ### About the team The Autopilot team builds software which supports the automated planning and execution of satellite activities, empowering humans to automate key tasks and take themselves out of the loop as we scale the Leo constellation. We own services that model spacecraft behaviors, predict future vehicle state, capture operational constraints on our system, and generate mission schedules that serve our customers while preserving vehicle health and safety. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 17, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Aug 20, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 11, 2026 - Listed for: 55 days - Location: US, WA, Redmond[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10504174/software-development-engineer-leo-autopilot) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [CMM Programmer- 2nd Shift, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/55094f676ffe256baeea/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Dev Harnessing Technician II, Amazon Leo DevOps](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/8c52c842ce27f115879b/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Embedded SDE, Flight Software - Avionics Endpoint](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/bbabe869576306bf957a/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Embedded Senior Software Engineer, Project Leo Customer Terminals](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/bd872b94d896daa9cb72/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Embedded Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Antenna Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/684b71bdcd6e2032220b/) US, WA, Redmond ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Software Development Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/fortinet/jobs/28951e39aa65fab8d748/) Fortinet · Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Software Development Engineer (GUI)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/fortinet/jobs/bb39f255ec65bd5058b8/) Fortinet · Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### [Software Development Engineer II](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/optimum/jobs/bdef493135bced9dff7b/) Optimum · Bethpage, NY, US ### [Software Development Engineer III](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/optimum/jobs/3fea6604c9aa98bcc956/) Optimum · Bethpage, NY, US ### [Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/47f921f9ea9b6ae753e9/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond [Jobs in Redmond, WA](/locations/us/wa/redmond/)[Jobs in Washington](/locations/us-wa/)[Software Engineering jobs](/functions/software-engineering/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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