# Software Development Manager, Amazon Leo - Payload Dataplane Team

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. In this position, you will be a valued member of payload network team designing and developing network stack (routing, forwarding, control, data and distribution planes) for an end-to-end system of satellites, interchanges, ground gateways & customer terminals. Are you passionate about building and leading high-performing engineering teams that deliver software systems at scale? We're looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining satellite networking software systems that solve real customer problems. In this role, you will own the technical and strategic direction of your team's products, shaping a 1-2 year roadmap while tackling complex, ambiguous challenges. You'll collaborate across teams, drive architectural decisions, and create an environment where engineers do their best work. If you thrive on turning customer needs into impactful software and developing the next generation of engineering talent, we'd l

- **Id**: 4150448
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-software-development-manager-amazon-leo-payload-dataplane-team>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sunnyvale, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T08:53:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T10:43:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8716
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4651
- **Ghost share**: 0.001
- **Stale share**: 0.889
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 212700
- **Max**: 287700
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 287700

## Technologies

- **C#** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Management years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T08:53:42Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 287700
- **Is top pay**: yes

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