COMPLETE Software Development Manager - Kuiper Network Services - Sunnyvale

Job Description

Project Kuiper 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. In this role as an SDM, you will be leading one of the core technical teams building the ground based traffic processing pipelines for connecting Kuiper’s satellite network to the external world. This opportunity will afford you an exciting leadership role in Project Kuiper that would enable you to help define and develop the interfaces, manage requirements, resourcing and prioritization and organize technical efforts across cross functional teams.

Key job responsibilities
* Lead a team that builds networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure.
* Responsible for building CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines for the services your team owns
* Hire, support and develop a team of exceptional software developers
* Define and own the multi-year vision and strategy for the team
* Manage resource allocation to meet our business goals
* Manage the software lifecycle of deliverables from concept to delivery and maintenance
* Maintain a culture of ownership in the team and set a high bar for architecture, design , and code reviews.

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.

A day in the life

SDM’s at Project Kuiper work on delivering features working with various stakeholders and dependencies to their teams. They plan resource to project allocations and deliver projects with highest quality. They rally the team to maintain operational best practices to support a service in production for Kuiper’s customers. They define and own the roadmap for their teams and participate in future roadmap planning across Kuiper’s cross functional teams.

About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Project Kuiper, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work, it’s about the workflow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We are flexible in our working hours and encourage you to find harmony between your work and personal lives.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

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
- 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 partnering with product or program management teams
- 5+ years of experience in a technical lead or management role designing and architecting (design patterns, reliability, scaling and operations) new and maintaining existing systems.
- Experience in building distributed infrastructure services on AWS, working on large-scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience with building Network Control Plane functions
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Track record of successfully delivering production software with high quality.
- Ability to regularly engage with senior stake holders and influence across the organization.
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, with ability to work successfully across all engineering disciplines.
- High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $148,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.