Software Dev Manager, Leo Bus - Redmond, Washington, USA
9 hours ago
Job description
Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Key Responsibilities:
Release Management Ownership
- Lead and execute flight software release management strategy for large-scale constellation deployments
- Design and optimize release pipelines that balance speed, safety, and reliability
- Coordinate crossfunctional teams to ensure seamless software delivery from development to onorbit deployment
- Define and enforce quality standards for flight software releases
- Establish metrics, monitoring, and reporting frameworks to ensure release quality and reliability
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and deployment risks
- Implement quality gates and validation processes appropriate for missioncritical systems
- Build, mentor, and scale a highperforming SRM team
- Foster a culture of quality, operational excellence, and continuous learning
- 8+ years of software development experience with 3+ years in management roles
- Deep understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
- Proven ability to adapt and apply SDLC principles flexibly to meet complex operational needs
- Experience with release management for distributed systems or largescale deployments
- Embedded software development will be a big plus
- Track record of designing systems with quality and scalability as core principles
- Strong technical background in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure
- Think in terms of scalable processes that can support hundreds or thousands of software deployments
- Balance agility with rigor, knowing when to apply process and when to streamline
- Obsess over quality metrics and use data to drive decisions
- Can navigate the unique challenges of flight software with appropriate risk management
- Build systems and processes that scale with constellation growth
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with aerospace, embedded systems, or missioncritical software
- Background in satellite operations or constellation management
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance and certification processes
- Experience with modern DevOps tools and practices
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.
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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 partnering with product or program management teams
- 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.
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If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.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, and location.
Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
Learn more about our benefits atUSA, WA, Redmond - 184, ,200.00 USD annually
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