Sr. Software Development Manager - Networking Operations, Amazon Leo

Job :  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As the Senior Manager of this team, you will define the long-term vision for the team and its products as well as hiring and organizing to succeed. The candidate must have expertise with modern development practices and network management, and will have demonstrated the capability to deliver best-in-class software systems that solve some of today's hardest networking problems.

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.

• * Lead a multi-layered organization of 50+ software engineers, managers, TPMs with end-to-end network control scope
• * Build a high-performance engineering culture grounded in ownership, velocity, and operational excellence
• * Provide career development for a group of exceptional SDN developers

• * Manage the software lifecycle of SDN deliverables from concept to operations, encompassing our SDN Controller software deployed in the Cloud and SDN Agents deployed on satellites, gateways, and customer terminals
• * Own and drive execution of the multi-year vision and strategy for the team
• * Develop new networking features that offer improved quality and functionality.
• * Lead cross-organizational integration and troubleshooting initiatives across challenging mobile, space and terrestrial environments.
• * Define long-term architecture and ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability across product generations

• * Define, manage, and monitor KPIs for your systems
• * Define mechanisms and processes to ensure predictable/high-quality software deliveries, and continuous improvement
• * Translate ambiguous product concepts into clear, executable engineering plans

• - 10+ years of engineering experience
• - 5+ years of engineering team management experience
• - 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
• - Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• - Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

• - Experience partnering with product and program management teams
• - Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications,…