Sr. Software Development Manager, Control Plane, Leo Software Defined Network

Sr. Software Development Manager, Control Plane, Leo Software Defined Network

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.

The Leo Software Defined Networking (SDN) team is responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of Leo's network control plane. The team's scope spans beam planning, routing and forwarding, device agents, and observability applications. These critical functions allow Leo to provide a high-performance telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, cloud services, and terrestrial network infrastructure connecting public and private networks.

As the 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, and 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

• Partner with MAC, Radio, POP, and product teams to define system architecture, requirements, and roadmap

• 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 working in large-scale networking environments
• Knowledge of network design, protocols, and troubleshooting
• Experience with architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability

• Experience running an effective operational excellence program
• Experience leading large-scale, technical or engineering programs with a proven record of thought leadership, business case development, realizing customer benefits, and successful program completion
• Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
• Experience working with distributed teams
• Experience in management: developing engineers into managers and building teams
• Experience partnering with product and program management teams
• Familiarity with satellite, wireless,…