Sr. Software Development Manager, Control Plane, Leo Software Defined Network

Amazon.com Inc

Redmond, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple Macs, Career Development, Cloud Computing, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Financial Control, Government, Hospital, Identify Issues, Network Administration/Management, Network Connectivity, POP (Post Office Protocol), Performance Engineering, Performance Metrics, Quality Management, Regulations, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, System Architecture, Team Lead/Manager, Technical/Engineering Design, Transportation Routing, United States Citizen
LOCATION
Redmond, WA
POSTED
5 days ago

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

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles