Head of SDN Software for Space Network

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo in Sunnyvale seeks a senior engineering leader to guide the SDN team responsible for the network control plane, including the SDN Controller in the Cloud and SDN Agents on satellites, gateways, and customer terminals.

You will define the long-term vision, drive cross-functional programs, and build a high-performance culture focused on ownership, velocity, and reliability across space and terrestrial networks. Experience delivering large-scale consumer software is essential.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Job description

Amazon Leo in Sunnyvale seeks a senior engineering leader to guide the SDN team responsible for the network control plane, including the SDN Controller in the Cloud and SDN Agents on satellites, gateways, and customer terminals.

You will define the long-term vision, drive cross-functional programs, and build a high-performance culture focused on ownership, velocity, and reliability across space and terrestrial networks. Experience delivering large-scale consumer software is essential.