Sr. Software Development Manager, Control Plane, Leo Software Defined Network
Core
Lead the design, implementation, and operation of Amazon Leo's low Earth orbit satellite network control plane, serving customers in locations without reliable connectivity.
Role type
Senior Software Development Manager, Control Plane
Builds
SDN Controller software deployed in the Cloud and SDN Agents deployed on satellites, gateways, and customer terminals
Domain
Satellite communications, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) networks, Software Defined Networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
End-to-end network control scope, modern development practices, software lifecycle management, cross-organizational integration, system architecture, scalability, reliability, KPI definition, operational excellence processes, consumer software delivery, large-scale networking environments, network design, protocols, troubleshooting, highly available systems, load balancing, horizontal scalability
Preferred skills
Operational excellence program leadership, large-scale technical program leadership, executive communication, distributed team management, engineering talent development, satellite/wireless/telecom network architectures, architecture evolution and migrations
Technologies
Cloud, SDN Controller, SDN Agents, satellite networks, gateways, customer terminals
Responsibilities
Lead a multi-layered organization of 50+ software engineers and managers; Build a high-performance engineering culture; Manage the software lifecycle of SDN deliverables from concept to operations; Own and drive execution of the multi-year vision and strategy; Develop new networking features; Lead cross-organizational integration and troubleshooting; Define long-term architecture; Define, manage, and monitor KPIs; Partner with MAC, Radio, POP, and product teams to define system architecture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
