Software Development Manager, Amazon Leo

Amazon • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a
constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to
bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around
the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast,
affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers,
businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places
without reliable connectivity.

Have you wanted an opportunity to develop the software applications and services
for an advanced global connectivity service? Leo Commerce team owns all the
software and services to manage a customer's life cycle. Our team owns
developing the architecture, solutions & roadmap for managing the customer
lifecycle for connectivity services; for example identity and account
management, subscriber management services, user provisioning, billing and
payments, customer and technical support tools, offer management tools, and
customer metrics and analytics. As the Software Development Manager you will
lead a team of engineers to solve these problems.

Requirements

• 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
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Aid in the design and delivery of Connectivity Components, Applications and Services.
• Work with our peer teams and stakeholders to design suitable software systems and interfaces to fulfill the customer needs.
• Develop a strategic plan for the growth of the team, both from a software services and organization perspective.
• Hire & Develop a diverse team of software engineers.
• Collaborate with your fellow team members to form a strong foundation for a software organization in Leo.
• Help on-board and mentor new team members.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed