Software Development Engineer III, Amazon Leo CT Anchor at Amazon
Redmond, WA
$168,100–$227,400from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role on the Developer Experience team for Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite internet project, focused on building a unified, self-service platform that shortens the path from code commit to satellite deployment. Day-to-day work involves designing distributed systems, integrating AI/ML capabilities such as root cause analysis and conversational analytics, and collaborating with release teams to streamline workflows. The role suits an experienced engineer comfortable with technical leadership and operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Senior level · 7+ years · Bremerton-Silverdale-Belfair, WA · Full-time
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The role is located in Redmond, WA. The closest major CBSA is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660); Redmond is a city within that metro. The listing says 'USA, WA, Redmond' — mapped to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CBSA accordingly.
Export control language requires candidates to be US citizens, permanent residents, or lawfully admitted refugees/asylees — this is a citizenship/work-authorization gate, not a formal security clearance, so clearance is set to None.
The JD names no specific programming languages, frameworks, or tools beyond broad capability areas (distributed systems, AI/ML, knowledge representation). The skills list reflects only what is concretely named or firmly implied as a gate.
AI/ML and distributed systems are called out explicitly in the role description as required depth areas ('strong depth in distributed systems, knowledge representation, and AI/ML engineering'), so they are treated as hard gates despite appearing in narrative prose.
CI/CD and knowledge representation appear in narrative/context sections rather than the formal requirements block and are listed as preferred.
Bachelor's degree in computer science is listed only under Preferred Qualifications, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The 7+ years of full SDLC experience is listed under Preferred Qualifications, not Basic Qualifications — it is not a hard gate.
Compensation includes sign-on payments and RSUs in addition to the stated base salary range.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design.
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