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This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact space-based broadband project at Amazon and help millions stay connected.\n\nCompensation / Benefitshealth insurance (medical, dental, vision, Rx)401(k) matchingpaid time offparental leaveRSUs and sign-on incentiveslife insurance and AD&D\nResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, integrate and bring up Kuiper-MAC FW components/drivers in a real-time embedded environmentCollaborate across functions to define performance requirements (e.g., MIPs, memory bandwidth)Make performance and optimization trade-offs to meet end-to-end requirementsBuild use cases and test cases and debug FW in the LEO embedded environmentProfile and run code on RTOS and/or bare-metalContribute to defining services and functionalities of FW subsystemsDefine, document, test and debug FW-HW interfacesFamiliarity with SW/FW best practices (clean architecture, refactoring, etc.)\nKey requirements3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience2+ years of design or architecture experience for new/existing systems1+ years of software development engineer or related experience1+ years designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded embedded or distributed softwareExperience programming in C#, C++, Java, or Perl1+ years of Object-Oriented DesignBachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fieldPreferred: 3+ years of full SDLC including coding standards, reviews, and CI/CD processesCross-functional collaborationProblem solving and debuggingStrong communication and documentationC++, C, Java, or Perl programmingEmbedded or distributed software developmentReal-time embedded/fware environment (RTOS or bare-metal)","company":"Amazon","rawCompany":"amazon","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T04:16:23.108Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Embedded Software Engineer, Leo MAC","description":"Overview\nIn this role you will design, develop, and bring up Kuiper-MAC firmware for embedded ground and satellite systems. 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