Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Leo

Amazon is hiring a Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Leo in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $253k-$342k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Lead the software development organization responsible for network control plane design and implementation at Amazon Leo.

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Amazon Leo is Amazon’s 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.

The Leo Software Defined Networking (SDN) team is responsible for the design, implementation and operation of Leo's network control plane. The team's scope spans beam planning, routing and forwarding, device agents, and observability applications. These critical functions allow Leo to provide a high-performance telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, cloud services, and terrestrial network infrastructure connecting public and private networks.

As the manager of this team, you will define the long-term vision for the team and its products as well as hiring and organizing to succeed. The candidate must have expertise with modern development practices and network management, and will have demonstrated the capability to deliver best-in-class software systems that solve some of today's hardest networking problems.

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
Organizational Leadership
* Lead a multi-layered organization of 50+ software engineers, managers, TPMs with end-to-end network control scope
* Build a high-performance engineering culture grounded in ownership, velocity, and operational excellence
* Provide career development for a group of exceptional SDN developers

End-to-End Technical Ownership
* Manage the software lifecycle of SDN deliverables from concept to operations, encompassing our SDN Controller software deployed in the Cloud and SDN Agents deployed on satellites, gateways, and customer terminals
* Own and drive execution of the multi-year vision and strategy for the team
* Develop new networking features that offer improved quality and functionality.
* Lead cross-organizational integration and troubleshooting initiatives across challenging mobile, space and terrestrial environments.
* Define long-term architecture and ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability across product generations

Operational Excellence
* Define, manage, and monitor KPIs for your systems
* Define mechanisms and processes to ensure predictable/high-quality software deliveries, and continuous improvement
* Translate ambiguous product concepts into clear, executable engineering plans

Cross-Functional System Design
* Partner with MAC, Radio, POP, and product teams to define system architecture, requirements, and roadmap

Basic qualifications

- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Preferred qualifications

- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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, CA, Sunnyvale - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually

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Key facts

Senior Manager, Software Development, Amazon Leo is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $253k-$342k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Sunnyvale.
The job was posted on November 9, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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