Software Development Manager, Leo

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.

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 the software team to build and deploy the Amazon Leo Point of Presence software to deliver broadband internet service
• Work with the product and business teams to define requirements, drive roadmap to leverage Amazon’s AWS network resources, connect consumer and enterprise users to the public/private networks
• Work with peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems and interfaces with underlying hardware to fulfill the Amazon Leo networking goals.
• Develop a strategic plan for the growth of the team, both from a software and integrated mission outcomes perspective.
• Hire & develop a diverse team of software engineers and managers.
• Aid in the design of mission critical systems in Amazon Leo.
• Collaborate with your fellow team members to integrate various system elements, both hardware and software.

This role is for a Software Development Manager in the Amazon Leo PoP Software organization, responsible for driving the research & development, deployment and operation of the Amazon Leo Point of Presence software. You will own the roadmap and mission for Software and work with your customers to refine requirements, understand constraints, hire & grow your team and iteratively deliver value to our customers.

Within Amazon Leo, the Point of Presence team is responsible for connecting end users to the internet. The team works closely with the ground networking and AWS teams to design the network architecture, and with the payload and network software teams to deliver end to end service.

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.