Software Engineer Jobs in Washington, United States

Telemetry Platform Team at Microsoft builds highly available distributed services and automation for large‑scale telemetry workloads. The role designs, implements, tests, deploys, and operates APIs, tools, and subsystems for telemetry collection, routing, storage and data access, while integrating machine‑learning based anomaly detection and data validation.

AI Compilers team at Microsoft builds cutting‑edge compiler technologies and optimization passes for AI workloads. The role designs and implements new compiler features, code generation for emerging hardware, and AI‑specific programming abstractions while collaborating with hardware architects and ML developers.

Copilot CLI team at Microsoft builds agentic systems and terminal experiences that power developer productivity. The Senior Software Engineer owns critical product and platform areas of the Copilot CLI, designing and shipping reliable terminal UIs, low‑level primitives, and agent runtimes.

SpaceX's Starlink flight software team builds the embedded software that controls SpaceX flight and ground systems, including robotic vehicles in space and the ground systems orchestrating the world's largest satellite constellation. As an embedded engineer, you will design, develop, test, and operate highly reliable autonomous software across its full lifecycle, collaborating with software and hardware engineers to translate mission needs into code.

SpaceX's Starlink flight software team designs, develops, and tests software that controls SpaceX flight and ground systems, including components on robotic vehicles in space and the ground systems orchestrating the world's largest satellite constellation. You will own the complete software lifecycle from development to testing to operation, engage with software and hardware engineers to discover mission needs, and code highly reliable software.

The Deployment And Release Engineering (DARE) team at Leo is building a fleet management console for a Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation delivering low-latency broadband to unserved and underserved communities. You will design and deploy scalable release engineering and deployment services, using test-driven agentic development (TDAD) and AI to turn high-level problem statements into flexible solutions, while partnering with embedded software teams on satellite software distribution.

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, and the Leo Manufacturing Software team builds the software used to manufacture the Leo satellite fleet, ground equipment, and associated ASICs. As a Software Development Engineer, you will translate business and functional requirements into deliverables, build quick prototypes and proofs of concept, and design and develop manufacturing software that drives assembly, calibration, and test of satellite and ground systems, includi

Security Software Development Operations (SSDO) team at Amazon builds security automation platforms and AI‑enabled tools to protect global infrastructure. The SDE II designs and architects complex system components, owns end‑to‑end feature development, mentors engineers, and collaborates with security engineers and stakeholders.

In‑Space Systems business unit at Blue Origin develops mission‑critical space infrastructure and on‑orbit mobility solutions. The manager leads a team of embedded software engineers, contributing 50% of time to hands‑on C/C++ development while directing technical strategy, processes, and risk mitigation for national security programs.

SpaceX's Starlink flight software team seeks an engineer to streamline the development and deployment of ground and satellite software. You will identify performance bottlenecks, fix build system inefficiencies, and maintain core flight code tooling.

Amazon Leo Manufacturing Software Systems (MSS) builds the software that manufactures Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, ground equipment, and ASICs. As a Software Development Engineer, you will translate business and functional requirements into deliverables, build prototypes, and design secure manufacturing orchestration software for factory production lines.

Project Kuiper team builds satellite avionics for a low‑earth‑orbit broadband constellation, tackling power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, and autonomous control. The Embedded Software Development Engineer creates embedded software in C++/Rust, writes device drivers and system applications, and collaborates with hardware teams on board bring‑up and integration testing.

The Amazon LEO Customer Terminal Software Team builds embedded software for consumer electronic products that connect customers to Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband constellation. You will design, code, test, and deploy reliable embedded firmware across the full software development lifecycle, working closely with hardware, product, and operations teams.

The Leo Customer Terminal Software Team at Amazon designs and deploys embedded software for consumer electronic products that connect customers to the Project Leo low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Day-to-day, you will develop reliable embedded software in C, C++, Rust, or Python, participate in all phases of the SDLC from requirements to deployment, and collaborate with hardware, product, and operations teams.

SpaceX's Starlink Operations Software team builds the user interfaces and backend systems that enable safe and efficient operations for all Starlink satellites and ground assets. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will develop responsive web applications to command, control, and monitor thousands of assets, curate smooth user experiences, and collaborate with operations and engineering teams to translate mission needs into technical solutions.

Amazon Leo team builds a low Earth orbit satellite network delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity. The Software Development Engineer develops embedded flight computer software, writing device drivers, interfacing hardware, and supporting board bring‑up in a real‑time OS environment.

Software Defined Network (SDN) controller team at Amazon LEO builds the brain driving the Leo Network, designing and operating a high‑throughput telecom service spanning LEO satellites, ground terminals and cloud infrastructure. The role designs scalable, low‑latency network architecture, implements RF beam and optical link planning, and delivers highly‑available control‑plane software while automating development and operational processes.

Robotics Workcell Automation Team at Amazon develops advanced real-time control systems for robotic workcells, enabling precise manipulation and coordination in production environments. The Software Development Engineer designs and implements embedded control software, creates scalable architectures, leads technical design reviews, mentors engineers, and participates in on-call rotations to support production systems.

Software Defined Network (SDN) controller team at Amazon LEO builds the brain driving the Leo Network, designing, implementing and operating a high‑throughput control plane for a global satellite‑and‑terrestrial telecom service. The role designs scalable, low‑latency network architecture, implements RF beam and optical link planning, and ensures operational excellence of the control plane software.

Software Defined Network (SDN) controller team at Amazon Leo builds the brain driving the LEO satellite network, designing and operating a high‑throughput, low‑latency control plane that connects satellites, terminals, gateways and cloud services. The role designs scalable network architecture, implements RF beam and optical link planning, and delivers highly‑available software for both physical and virtual nodes while automating development and operational processes.