Amazon
Software Development Manager, Leo AI Foundations, Amazon Leo AI Foundations
$185K–$250K
Redmond, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years engineering team management; 7+ years engineering; 8+ years leading multi-tier web services; 1+ years technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle; 1+ years each developing large-scale distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++, service-oriented architecture, and distributed programming; 5+ years as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or in a related occupation.
- 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 an engineering team building production agentic AI infrastructure and systems for Amazon Leo’s satellite network, from roadmap and architecture through delivery and team development.
What you'll do
- Hire, lead, and develop software engineers and applied scientists; set team goals and manage performance.
- Own the roadmap and lead technical design and delivery of agentic AI systems, platform services, and multi-team initiatives.
- Ensure production systems meet reliability, security, evaluation, testing, and operational-readiness standards.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience and 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 software development lifecycle.
- Experience developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++, service-oriented architecture, and distributed programming; 5+ years in a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupation.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; experience delivering production systems built on large language models or ML, including evaluation, guardrails, and cost management.
Nice to have
- Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring, coaching, and managing software engineering teams.
- Experience in networking, satellite communications, or ground systems.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
large language models, ML, Java, C#, C++
AI focus
Leads development of agentic AI and production AI systems for network operations, including agents, orchestration, knowledge access, evaluation, security controls, and safe autonomy.
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