Senior Software Development Leader – Secure Communications

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a software development leader to manage a team responsible for Secure Communications of Leo satellites. You will design, develop and test embedded software that controls satellites, and own the vision for the team's products.

You will lead engineers, define the charter and roadmap, partner with cross-functional teams, and build a culture of operational excellence. This role emphasizes coaching, scalable systems, and delivering impact at scale within a leading tech organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience.
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a software development team, establishing team structure and processes that enable engineers to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality, maintainable software systems across the full development lifecycle.
• Define and own the team's charter, vision, and 1–2 year product roadmap by working backwards from customer needs, balancing tactical execution with long-term strategic goals, and contributing to organizational planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align priorities, resolve dependencies, and drive architectural and feature decisions that support broader business objectives while managing tradeoffs in scalability, performance, and security.
• Build a culture of operational rigor by establishing metrics, audit mechanisms, and engineering best practices that ensure system health, reliability, and continuous improvement of the customer experience.
• Coach and develop engineers at multiple levels through collaborative development planning, actionable feedback, and strategic project assignments, while actively building a pipeline of future leaders and inclusive talent.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software architecture

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Team coaching

Product coordination

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Amazon is seeking a software development leader to manage a team responsible for Secure Communications of Leo satellites. You will design, develop and test embedded software that controls satellites, and own the vision for the team's products.

You will lead engineers, define the charter and roadmap, partner with cross-functional teams, and build a culture of operational excellence. This role emphasizes coaching, scalable systems, and delivering impact at scale within a leading tech organization.