Description

Project Kuiper 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.

As a Systems Development Engineer responsible for critical infrastructure automations across global Kuiper facilities, this role combines deep technical expertise with automation. The position requires independently handling complex technical issues while developing solutions for large-scale problems across facilities. You'll lead technical projects from conception through completion, mentor junior engineers, and make significant contributions to infrastructure improvements. Beyond day-to-day operations, you'll influence technical direction through rack design collaboration with engineering teams and development of automations and tooling. The role demands both hands-on technical work and strategic thinking to drive operational improvements and maintain system reliability. Success requires creating solutions which scale to meet the global scale or Project Kuiper.

Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.


Key job responsibilities
Automate Windows infrastructure
Automate Linux infrastructure
Design and implement network infrastructure automation
Create and maintain technical documentation and procedures
Lead system reliability improvements
Manage technical changes across environments
Travel up to 50% of the time
Ability to work in multiple countries

A day in the life
Your daily activities span across diverse technical challenges, operational needs, and automations. You might start by troubleshooting a Windows Server cluster issue while monitoring Linux system updates across multiple facilities. You'll write and maintain scripts and automations in Python, Bash and PowerShell to automate routine tasks and improve system efficiency. Managing hardware requires coordinating new equipment procurement, overseeing rack installations, and ensuring proper inventory tracking across facilities. You will work with Networking team to troubleshoot and improve automations. You'll split time between automation work with physical infrastructure and managing cloud-based systems in AWS. The role requires constantly balancing immediate operational needs with long-term infrastructure planning, all while maintaining detailed documentation and inventory control.