Amazon
Software Development Manager, Flight Software, Amazon Leo, Amazon Leo - Avionics End Point and FDIR
$185K–$250K
Redmond, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of engineering team management; 1+ years of technical leadership and project management; 5+ years of software engineering, software development, or related occupational experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 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 a team developing satellite avionics firmware and a spacecraft-wide fault management framework, while setting technical direction and managing delivery.
What you'll do
- Hire, coach, and lead software engineers building satellite flight software.
- Set the technical direction and roadmap for avionics firmware and own the spacecraft-wide fault detection, injection, and isolation framework.
- Manage cross-functional delivery and evaluate generative AI and automation tools to improve development workflows, testing, and productivity.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 1+ years of technical leadership and project management across the software development lifecycle.
- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; knowledge of full-lifecycle engineering practices.
Nice to have
- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership about requirements, product features, designs, and strategy.
- Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineering teams.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, Rust, Python
AI focus
Evaluate and integrate generative AI and automation tools to improve development workflows, testing coverage, and team productivity.
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