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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Manager, Software Defined Network Control Plane - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States - **Salary:** $212,700.0 - $287,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Private Networks, Access Network, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Networks, Internetworking, Network Architecture, Network Control, Network Monitoring, Software Product Management, Cloud Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Web Services, Distributed Programming, Information Technology, SDN Network, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/DD0BDBC284B2469281A00CDBA096D821/job/ ## About the Role * 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 * Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field * 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 Preferred Qualifications * Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy * Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers ## Description Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum., Have you wanted an opportunity to develop the core wireless and networking for an advanced global telecom service spanning both space and terrestrial networks? Have you wondered what it takes to run software across multiple devices all working to enable end to end network access? Amazon Leo's SDN Agent team is responsible for managing all the device network plans. This service works in coordination with high throughput telecom service using a system of LEO satellites, customer terminals, gateways, cloud services, and terrestrial network infrastructure that connect into public and private networks. For this role, you will: * Be the Single threaded owner for all Agent and device network health * Drive operational improvements to achieve 99.99+ network availability * Implement highly-available software that will drive networking control plane operation on physical and remote nodes * Define and automate processes used for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance * Manage network software network nodes written in C and Rust A day in the life This is an opportunity to make history by owning a key network component for the space age of networking. You assist in designing, building and operating a massive satellite constellation and terrestrial network. We interact with the satellite ground control services, the customer engagement systems and monitoring services to constantly fine-tune our network and deliver a high quality service to our customers. You will be responsible to build the best network for our customers. About the team The SDN Control Plane team is building the brain driving the Leo Network. Innovation is in our DNA and we tackle the problems presented by a dynamic network at global scale. It is our responsibility to ensure that the network works and our customer has a one-of-a-kind experience using our service. 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