# Software Development Engineer, Software Defined Network Controller, Amazon LEO

About the team The Software Defined Network (SDN) controller team is building the brain driving the Leo Network. Innovation is in our DNA and we tackle the problems presented by a dynamic network at global scale. It is our responsibility to ensure that the network works and our customer has a one-of-a-kind experience using our service. Our team will design, implement and operate the control plane that provides a high throughput telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, Cloud services and terrestrial network infrastructure that connects into public and private networks. 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 Do you want to put code in space? Have you wanted an opportunity to develop the core wireless and networking for an advanced global telecom service spanning both space and terrestrial networks? Have you wondered what it takes to solve a multi-dimentional resource allocation problem at global scale

- **Id**: 3838114
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-software-development-engineer-software-defined-network-controller-amazon-leo-2>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redmond, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T21:38:06Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T00:59:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5272
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 1-10
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4588
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.886
- **Repost share**: 0.002
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 27
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 143700
- **Max**: 194400
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 194400

## Technologies

- **C#** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Perl** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T21:38:06Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 194400
- **Is top pay**: yes

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