Software Development Manager

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$184,900–$250,200 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $218k
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This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

Amazon Inc currently has 457 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Development Manager

As the Software Development Manager, Leo Avionics End Points, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building embedded firmware and flight software for satellites. You will manage the full software development lifecycle, including hiring, mentoring, and setting technical direction while collaborating with hardware and software teams to deliver optimized, fault-tolerant systems. Your daily work involves developing low-latency, highly scalable architectures to automate mission plans and creating a framework to detect, inject, and isolate faults across satellite components. The role requires expertise in C++, Rust, and Python, alongside experience in service-oriented architecture and distributed programming. You will solve critical problems related to spacecraft attitude, power generation, and ground station communication. This position focuses on the technical challenges of ensuring vehicle health and safety while automating complex behaviors for a growing constellation of space assets.

What you'll do

  • Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software development engineers.
  • Lead the development of embedded firmware for satellite attitude control, power management, and ground communication.
  • Oversee the design and execution of a framework to detect, inject, and isolate faults across satellite components.
  • Set technical direction and priorities while balancing short-term deliverables with long-term architectural investments.
  • Develop low-latency, highly scalable architecture to generate and execute mission plans for space and ground assets.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver optimized, fault-tolerant code in C++, Rust, or Python.
  • Manage the full software development lifecycle including coding standards, code reviews, and testing processes.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
  • 7+ years of total engineering experience.
  • 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or in a related occupation.
  • 1+ years of technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
  • 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++.

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