Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.
The Role
We're looking for a Software Development Engineer to join Kuiper's Enterprise Core team, where you'll architect and implement the systems that enable external developers worldwide to build and control their satellite connectivity programmatically with Kuiper. You'll craft SDK experiences that delight developers, implement enterprise-grade identity systems for controlled access, and establish the bar for API and event patterns that live forever. This is a highly visible role with broad impact.
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
- Actively participate in overall enterprise service strategy and API architecture
- Design and implement globally available distributed systems for authentication, metrics, and events
- Partner with commerce, device, networking, and security engineering teams across Kuiper
- Be involved in every aspect of new enterprise features – from idea generation through technical design and implementation using AWS best practices and patterns
- Collaborate with Software Development Engineers, Product Managers, and Solutions Architects to ensure the best experience for our enterprise customers
- Ensure services meet AWS's enterprise-grade standards for security, availability, and compliance
A day in the life
Have you wanted an opportunity to develop enterprise-grade services and APIs for an advanced global service? This role is for a SDE who will design, build, and maintain foundational services that enable management of Kuiper's satellite network through AWS interfaces. You'll work across teams to define how customers interact with Kuiper programmatically while ensuring our services meet AWS's high standards for enterprise readiness.
About the team
Our team owns developing the enterprise architecture, solutions & roadmap for Kuiper's enterprise experience. We build the foundational services and patterns for identity management, API interfaces, developer tools, and enterprise application integrations. We ensure Kuiper's services meet enterprise requirements while delivering an excellent developer experience. We're enabling customers to integrate Kuiper connectivity into their own solutions through APIs, SDKs, and developer tools.
