Sr. Manager Software Development, Project Kuiper

Senior • On-site

$198,100 - $342,300/yr

Sunnyvale, CA

DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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
•Lead the software team to build and deploy the Kuiper Point of Presence software to deliver broadband internet service
•Work with the product and business teams to define requirements, drive roadmap to leverage Amazon’s AWS network resources, connect consumer and enterprise users to the public/private networks
•10+ years of experience leading large embedded, wireless, networking teams with deep technical understanding of end-end wireless networks
•Wireless space experience is desirable
•Work with peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems and interfaces with underlying hardware to fulfill the Kuiper networking goals.
•Develop a strategic plan for the growth of the team, both from a software and integrated mission outcomes perspective.
•Hire & Develop a diverse team of software engineers and managers.
•Aid in the design of mission critical systems in Project Kuiper.
•Collaborate with your fellow team members to integrate various system elements, both hardware and software.

A day in the life
This role is for a senior leader in the Kuiper Payload Software organization, responsible for driving the research & development, deployment and operation of the Kuiper Point of Presence software. You will own the roadmap and mission for Software and work with your customers to refine requirements, understand constraints, hire & grow your team and iteratively deliver value to our customers.

About the team
Within Project Kuiper, the Point of Presence team is responsible for connecting end users to the internet. The team works closely with the ground networking and AWS teams to design the network architecture, and with the payload and network software teams to deliver end to end service.

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
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $198,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $342,300/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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