Posted today
Top Secret/SCI
$184,900 - $250,200
Unspecified
Aerospace and Aviation
Denver, CO (On-Site/Office)
Description
Application deadline: Mar 14, 2026
Are you excited about changing the way space operators communicate with their spacecraft? At AWS Ground Station we are changing the way the industry thinks about space to ground communication. Our service enables customers to communicate with their spacecraft in an on demand model that leverages all the benefits of the AWS network and infrastructure.
A Software Development Manager on our team owns the development and delivery of key features as we innovate for our customers. You will encourage and support your team while you:
- Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with each other.
- Collaborate with others to evaluate requirements and technologies that close the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
- Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and cost effective.
- Share your knowledge as you foster career growth. Mentor and coach developers to help them achieve their career goals.
- Implement GenAI first development
Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. These technologies are essential for meeting our customers' expectations for service and value and meeting Amazon's goals for efficiency, speed, and reliability as we continue expanding the service around the world. As an ideal candidate, you:
- Inspire the people around you
- Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (developers, product and project management, and service leadership).
- Manage the agile development process to deliver value to customers.
- Are comfortable addressing and resolving ambiguity.
- Recognize and appreciate diversity of thought and perspectives.
Each day you will ensure your team has the resources they need to deliver on their goals. You will collaborate with other colleagues in the service to support product development, solve problems and blockers, and focus on the actions that are most impactful for program success. All while building a service on a team that's committed to low operational burden by designing for it. That puts work-life balance, personal and professional growth as a principle, not a goal.
This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
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Key job responsibilities
As an engineering leader, you will:
- Review projects' ability to deliver robust and scalable solutions toward this vision, learning and incorporating new technologies as appropriate.
- Build relationships with other Development Managers, Engineers and Technical Project Managers across various AWS service teams.
- Participate in the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and delivery of large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms, services or technologies.
- Participate in Agile project management methodologies to provide technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Build, manage, and develop world-class engineers including hiring and guide and mentor engineers and project managers within and outside of the team.
- Ensure high quality design reviews which meet business and architectural goals and drive critical feedback on architecture and design issues.
- Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business goals with team, executive leadership, and with customers
A day in the life
In this role, you will own the roadmap for your team and manage day-to-day development activities, participate in architecture decisions, design reviews, and represent your team to Ground Station leadership. You will mentor and lead both engineers and managers, and grow them to embody best practices. Within the team, you will serve as a leader who defines the group's priorities and vision. You will collaborate with teams within Ground Station and AWS to create the best in class solutions for our customers worldwide!
Candidates must be comfortable with ambiguity and eager to embrace ownership and accountability.
About the team
Why AWS
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above
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
- 5+ years of Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry experience
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Experience with software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, CO, Denver - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
Application deadline: Mar 14, 2026
Are you excited about changing the way space operators communicate with their spacecraft? At AWS Ground Station we are changing the way the industry thinks about space to ground communication. Our service enables customers to communicate with their spacecraft in an on demand model that leverages all the benefits of the AWS network and infrastructure.
A Software Development Manager on our team owns the development and delivery of key features as we innovate for our customers. You will encourage and support your team while you:
- Design systems that ensure all parts of the service operate effectively with each other.
- Collaborate with others to evaluate requirements and technologies that close the gap between customer needs and service functionality.
- Identify opportunities for optimization to make the service more efficient and cost effective.
- Share your knowledge as you foster career growth. Mentor and coach developers to help them achieve their career goals.
- Implement GenAI first development
Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. These technologies are essential for meeting our customers' expectations for service and value and meeting Amazon's goals for efficiency, speed, and reliability as we continue expanding the service around the world. As an ideal candidate, you:
- Inspire the people around you
- Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (developers, product and project management, and service leadership).
- Manage the agile development process to deliver value to customers.
- Are comfortable addressing and resolving ambiguity.
- Recognize and appreciate diversity of thought and perspectives.
Each day you will ensure your team has the resources they need to deliver on their goals. You will collaborate with other colleagues in the service to support product development, solve problems and blockers, and focus on the actions that are most impactful for program success. All while building a service on a team that's committed to low operational burden by designing for it. That puts work-life balance, personal and professional growth as a principle, not a goal.
This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
10012
Key job responsibilities
As an engineering leader, you will:
- Review projects' ability to deliver robust and scalable solutions toward this vision, learning and incorporating new technologies as appropriate.
- Build relationships with other Development Managers, Engineers and Technical Project Managers across various AWS service teams.
- Participate in the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and delivery of large-scale global software applications, systems, platforms, services or technologies.
- Participate in Agile project management methodologies to provide technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Build, manage, and develop world-class engineers including hiring and guide and mentor engineers and project managers within and outside of the team.
- Ensure high quality design reviews which meet business and architectural goals and drive critical feedback on architecture and design issues.
- Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business goals with team, executive leadership, and with customers
A day in the life
In this role, you will own the roadmap for your team and manage day-to-day development activities, participate in architecture decisions, design reviews, and represent your team to Ground Station leadership. You will mentor and lead both engineers and managers, and grow them to embody best practices. Within the team, you will serve as a leader who defines the group's priorities and vision. You will collaborate with teams within Ground Station and AWS to create the best in class solutions for our customers worldwide!
Candidates must be comfortable with ambiguity and eager to embrace ownership and accountability.
About the team
Why AWS
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above
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
- 5+ years of Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry experience
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Experience with software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, CO, Denver - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
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