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Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
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Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
$136k–$184k/yr
Senior$67M raised
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Mid level$67M raised
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Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
$136k–$184k/yr
Mid level$67M raised
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Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site
$159k–$215k/yr
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$185k–$250k/yr
Full-time
Health insurance, Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Prescription insurance, Basic life insurance
Posted 11d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Software Development Manager will lead a team of engineers to build and maintain operational automation systems for the Kuiper mission. They are responsible for project prioritization, system delivery, and mentoring team members to ensure operational excellence.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of engineering management experience and 7 years of direct engineering experience. Strong knowledge of software engineering practices, system architecture, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment are required.
Full job description
Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
As a Software Development Manager (SDM) you will be responsible for owning the team’s roadmap and ensuring the strategic visions is executed. You will be responsible for gathering customer requirements, project prioritization, software quality, and system delivery. You will help mentor, develop, and the guide the engineers responsible for the system development.
As a SDM, you will lead and work with a talented team to innovate and deliver distributed software systems responsible for operational tooling applications built to execute the Kuiper mission. You will work with engineering teams across ground and space systems to understand how the system functions and deliver an integrated solution to prepare for and execute the mission. Because of the scale of the mission, your team will be focused on creating performant applications and systems and driving operational excellence — identifying areas of improvement and initiating changes to improve the productivity of the fleet.
Your team will build and maintain the tooling system used across Leo to support operation automation including launch and on-orbit demonstration, operational rehearsals, constellation automation, as well as numerous other critical mission functions. This automation system includes components on the satellite and on the ground, front end and backend systems.
The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, an excellent communicator, have strong organizational skills, able to work independently, can juggle multiple tasks at once, and ensure deliverables meet requirements and deadlines. You should have strong knowledge software engineering practices, enjoy mentoring and developing the engineers that work on your team.
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.
Key job responsibilities - Build, lead and manage a diverse team of engineers. - Provide technical guidance for the team in addressing projects with broad scope and limited definition to ensure test and design objectives are met. - Define team growth expectations and organization strategy. - Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure team and project success. - Communicate fluidly across a variety of teams to identify product risks and how they will be addressed to ensure mission success. - Juggle multiple priorities while optimizing the system and schedule. - Apply critical thinking in complex situations, ambiguous environments and tight timelines.
About the team The ACE team owns services for device configurations and device assets across Amazon Leo to support the satellite constellation. We prioritize building a system that is scalable, reliable, adaptable and performant in order to provide our customers with tools and support that they have come to rely on for the mission's ongoing success.
Basic Qualifications:
- 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 - Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- 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 delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. 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 at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
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