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Amazon

Principal Technical Program Manager, Payload SW

$177K–$239K

Redmond, WA · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 8, 2026

Experience
7+ years of technical product or program management; 10+ years working directly with engineering teams; 7+ years of software development; preferred: 8+ years managing complex technology projects.
Visa sponsorship
Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

About the job

Leads cross-functional programs to plan, execute, test, and deliver satellite payload and data-plane software and integrate it into Amazon Leo’s end-to-end network.

What you'll do

  • Create and manage software development plans, schedules, budgets, dashboards, and delivery mechanisms.
  • Coordinate engineering teams, track cross-functional dependencies and milestones, resolve blockers, and report status.
  • Convert technical specifications into program plans and coordinate hardware bring-up and software integration.

What they ask for

  • 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
  • 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Nice to have

  • 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
  • Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Pay

177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually (base salary)

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