Amazon

Software Development Manager, Leo Flight Software Team

Amazon$184K — $250K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience managing engineers in a technical environment
  • Proficiency in embedded systems, Linux programming, and virtualization technologies like KVM/QEMU
  • Demonstrated ability in building and operating large-scale distributed systems (AWS services)
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (CDK, CloudFormation)
  • Proven track record in hiring and developing engineering talent
  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team developing the Graviton bare-metal virtualization layer
  • Collaborate with client teams to enhance VirtSat adoption across various domains
  • Ensure platform reliability targets of 99.96% availability with minimal latency
  • Manage the custom AMI pipeline and related deployment scripts for satellite software
  • Scale the platform to support over 4,000 virtual entities
  • Recruit and nurture top embedded engineering talent
  • Outline the technical roadmap for improving simulation fidelity and testing capabilities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Paid time off and parental leave policies
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
Full Job Description
We are looking for an Embedded Software Development Manager to lead the team building and scaling VirtSat - Leo's virtual satellite simulation platform. KSS enables developers and pipelines across Leo to create, provision, and test virtual satellites, ground gateways, customer terminals, and TT&C antennas on EC2 bare-metal infrastructure running KVM/QEMU. You will own the Graviton virtualization layer and lead the team responsible for VM lifecycle, LRU boot, subsystem provisioning, and software deployment for every virtual entity in the constellation. You'll work at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, embedded Linux, and satellite operations - leading the team that builds the platform every Leo satellite software release is tested on before launch.

Key job responsibilities

* Lead a team of embedded engineers building and operating the Graviton bare-metal virtualization layer (KVM/QEMU VM management, subsystem provisioning, health monitoring, and fault recovery)

* Partner with 10+ client teams across satellite, ground, networking, and security organizations to drive VirtSat adoption

* Drive platform reliability to 99.96% availability with optimized latency (target: * Own the custom AMI pipeline, provisioning scripts, and plugin framework that deploy satellite software onto emulated LRUs

* Scale the platform to 4K+ concurrent virtual entities

Hire, develop, and retain top embedded engineering talent

* Define technical roadmap for fidelity improvements (HSM crypto emulation, EFUSE emulation, CAN bus simulation, error injection frameworks)

* Reduce HITL dependency by expanding the scope of tests that run on VirtSat

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of people management, managing engineers experience

- Experience with embedded systems, Linux systems programming, or virtualization (KVM/QEMU)

- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale (AWS services - EC2, ECS, Step Functions, DynamoDB)

- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (CDK, CloudFormation)

- Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering teams

- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience managing teams that own both service infrastructure and embedded/guest-OS layers

- Experience with ARM64/Graviton bare-metal instances

- Experience with QEMU device emulation or custom QEMU plugins

- Experience with network virtualization (WireGuard, Transit Gateway, IPAM)

- Familiarity with satellite systems, HITL test environments, or simulation platforms

- Experience with embedded Linux (Yocto, systemd, device trees, boot processes)

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (Hydra, Spock), and developer tooling

- Experience with Rust for systems programming

- Experience with certificate provisioning, secure boot, or HSM interfaces

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually

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