Software Dev Manager III, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons 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.

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead build engineering and release management for Customer Terminal (CT) software within the Skynet this role you will own the end-to-end software delivery pipeline for Customer Terminals from build system design and automation to release qualification OTA deployment and mainline health governance.

You will manage a team of software development engineers responsible for designing building and maintaining scalable build infrastructure release pipelines and automation frameworks that support CT software delivery at scale. You will partner closely with firmware systems test and program management teams across Skynet and adjacent organizations to drive high-quality on-time software releases.

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
- Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on CT build engineering and release management establishing team mission roadmap and operating mechanisms
- Own the CT software build pipeline including build system architecture versionset governance and artifact management
- Drive end-to-end release management processes: release branch creation build qualification SRM (Software Release Management) execution and OTA deployment coordination
- Define and enforce release readiness criteria mainline health standards and release gating policies in collaboration with software and systems teams
- Establish and improve automation frameworks to reduce manual toil accelerate build cycle times and increase release cadence
- Partner with cross-functional teams including firmware hardware test and program management to align release schedules and resolve blocking issues
- Manage release risk through structured bug scrubs critical issue triage and patch build processes for time-sensitive deployments
- Drive continuous improvement in build reliability pipeline observability and release velocity through data-driven mechanisms
- Represent the CT build and release function in cross-organizational planning and roadmap discussions

- 3 years of engineering team management experience
- 7 years of engineering 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 with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Can communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Experience managing software releases for embedded or hardware-dependent systems

- Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and senior leadership to collect requirements describe software product features technical designs and product strategy
- 5 years of satellite communications ground systems and operations experience
- Experience building and managing teams
- Experience with OTA (over-the-air) software update systems for hardware devices
- Experience with release management frameworks across multiple concurrent software release trains
- Track record of reducing build and release cycle times through automation and process improvement

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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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 WA Redmond - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually