Software Development Manager, AI Platforms

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 263,000 - 356,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Development Manager to build and lead one of our engineering teams responsible for the AI foundations that power Leo's network.

You will hire and grow software engineers and applied scientists, own the team's roadmap, and collaborate with satellite, gateway, and network service owners to deliver production systems with strong security and reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 8+ years leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services
• 1+ years of technical leadership and project management across the SDLC
• 1+ years of developing large-scale distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++
• 1+ years of developing large-scale distributed software systems using SOA
• 1+ years of distributed programming experience
• 5+ years of Software Engineer/Developer experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Knowledge of SDLC practices including coding standards, reviews, source control, build, testing, live operations
• Experience partnering with product/program management teams
• Experience delivering production systems built on large language models or ML with evaluation, guardrails and cost management

Responsibilities

• Build, lead and develop a team of software engineers and applied scientists
• Own the team's roadmap and delivery: translate the AI Foundations charter into goals and launches
• Lead the technical design and architecture of agentic AI systems for Leo
• Apply AI/LLM knowledge to guide tech choices and raise AI fluency of partner teams
• Deliver production AI systems with evaluation, access controls and on-call readiness
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team initiatives with domain teams
• Set engineering standards: design reviews, testing, operational excellence and on-call health
• Make prioritization calls in ambiguous environments and communicate trade-offs

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team management

Distributed systems

AI foundations / LLM

Java/C#/C++

Security & reliability

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Java

C#

C++

SOA

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking a Software Development Manager to build and lead one of our engineering teams responsible for the AI foundations that power Leo's network.

You will hire and grow software engineers and applied scientists, own the team's roadmap, and collaborate with satellite, gateway, and network service owners to deliver production systems with strong security and reliability.