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# Sr. Manager, Software Development, Amazon Leo for Government (ALG)

US, CA, Northridge Manager or lead Software Engineering 

Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted April 10, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10388567/sr-manager-software-development-amazon-leo-for-government-alg)

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## Job description

Amazon Leo (previously known as Project Kuiper) is an ecosystem with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) within Amazon Leo is developing secure, high-performance satellite communications technologies that support U.S. National and International security and defense.

### This position requires that the candidate selected

be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

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### Key job responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional engineering leader to join us as a Senior Manager, leading the software architecture, design, implementation and integration of ALG developed device endpoints. These devices enable Government customer required RF, Optical and Network layer connectivity with Amazon Leo system, and integrate with ground solutions, network solutions, ALG business and operational support systems.

This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining foundational software that extends Amazon Leo capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, other National Security customers, and International Government customers. You will own developing and delivering software for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.

You’ll work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, tackling complex challenges in secure satellite communications. You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, security, systems, and product teams to develop scalable, real-time solutions tailored for Government customers.

You will own the roadmap and mission for Software and work with your customers to refine requirements, understand constraints, hire & grow your team and iteratively deliver value to our customers.
- Lead multiple teams (manager of managers) of firmware, embedded systems and services software engineers.
- Manage and develop employees, including hiring, retention, performance management, mentoring and capability/skill development.
- Work with peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems and interfaces to fulfill the government customer use cases.
- Collaborate with peer teams to integrate various system elements, both hardware and software.

This role is based in our Northridge, CA site with U.S. relocation benefits available. Due to the sensitive nature of the ALG projects, onsite work is required five days a week.

### About the team

ALG Software organization architects, designs, develops, delivers, and operates software for ALG products and services that span across Space and Ground segments of the Amazon Leo system. The team is responsible for embedded software running on ALG developed RF, Optical, and Networking device endpoints connected to the Amazon Leo system, and services software running on AWS cloud.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Apr 10, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 18, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 191 days
- Location: US, CA, Northridge[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10388567/sr-manager-software-development-amazon-leo-for-government-alg)

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