Sr. Manager, Software, Leo Ground Software and Analytics

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 under-served communities around the world. We are looking for an experienced Sr. Software Development Manager to lead the Ground Software and Analytics team and help us build this service from the ground up.

As an Sr. SDM you will own the technical vision roadmap and people leadership for a team of Software Development Engineers embedded within Ground Systems Engineering. You will drive the design development and long-term evolution of mission-critical systems that directly impact the availability and performance of Leo ground terminals deployed around the world. You will scale the team as ground complexity evolves. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of robotics distributed systems and RF/satellite technology -- requiring both technical depth and strong organizational leadership.


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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 develop a team of SDEs: Recruit top engineering talent foster a culture of technical excellence and ownership provide clear direction and invest in the career growth of every engineer on the team.
* Own the technical vision and multi-year roadmap for the Monitoring and Remediation System (MARS) and the broader Ground Software and Analytics charter balancing near-term operational needs with long-term architectural investment.
* Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems supporting hundreds of ground terminals deployed globally ensuring world-class reliability scalability and performance across the Leo constellation.
* Partner with engineers on the team to define evaluate and productionize machine-learned anomaly detection tools predictive maintenance workflows and automated remediation applications.
* Own the full software development lifecycle for the team -- including design code review testing deployment mission integration and operational support -- holding a high technical bar at every stage.
* Represent Ground Software and Analytics in cross-organizational forums partnering with Leo leadership RF and systems engineers hardware suppliers and ground modem software teams to influence prioritization resolve dependencies and align on technical direction.
* Drive operational excellence -- establish and own team-level availability and reliability goals lead post-incident reviews and champion continuous improvement across all Ground Software and Analytics systems.
* Define team goals and success metrics translating organizational strategy into clear quarterly and annual plans that your team can execute against with confidence.



A day in the life
In this role as a Sr. Software Development Manager you will balance technical leadership with people management to deliver systems that are critical to the uptime and performance of Leo ground terminals worldwide. A typical day may include reviewing system design documents with your engineers aligning on roadmap priorities with Leo Ground Systems leadership or partnering with engineers on the team to evaluate a new anomaly detection model heading toward production. You will lead hiring loops provide feedback on architectural tradeoffs and ensure your team has the clarity and resources to execute without unnecessary friction.

You will work closely with SEIT engineers and hardware suppliers to define software interfaces and drive ground systems integration. When incidents arise you will lead the response coordinating across teams driving root cause analysis and ensuring the learnings translate into durable operational improvements. Your contributions and those of the engineers you lead will have a direct and meaningful impact on customers around the world who depend on Leo for connectivity.

This Role Will Lead the Ground Software and Analytics Team Which Is Responsible For:

* Ground operations automation/orchestration
* Design development deployment and support of a Tier 1 Monitoring and Remediation System (MARS) needed to maintain high availability of hundreds of ground terminals deployed around the world
* Ground systems integration/test (I&T) automation
* Ground terminal configuration provisioning and acceptance automation
* Systems analysis
* Algorithm development (pointing/tracking/calibration/monitoring)
* Software interface definition for supplier-provided hardware and development of software test automation
* Ground SW vision and AI integration




About the team
The Leo Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development deployment and long-term performance optimization of Leo satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C)). Ground terminals include full-motion parabolic antennas radio frequency spectrum monitoring terminal monitoring and control and fault management systems. These software-driven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Leo constellation and must provide the world-class reliability uptime and performance our customers expect from Amazon.

The Ground Software and Analytics team sits at the heart of this mission owning the software systems analytical tools and automation that keep ground terminals operating at peak performance across the globe.


- Bachelors degree in computer science electrical engineering or related field
- 10 years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated depth in designing and operating distributed systems
- 3 years of engineering people management experience including hiring developing and performance managing SDEs
- Experience owning and delivering software products or services end-to-end from design through production operations
- Experience communicating technical strategy and tradeoffs clearly to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders

- Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field
- Experience building or operating software systems in satellite RF or aerospace domains
- Experience partnering with engineers to bring ML-powered products from research into production
- Experience leading teams that own Tier 1 or mission-critical services with strict availability and reliability requirements
- Experience defining software interfaces for supplier-provided or third-party hardware systems
- Familiarity with ground systems architecture including monitoring and control fault management or telemetry systems

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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 - 220100.00 - 297700.00 USD annually