Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Role
This role of a Software Development Manager will guide a group of engineers to design, implement, and operate globally available distributed systems geared towards giving Kuiper the ability to operate within realistic virtual and hybrid Kuiper environments at scale, while also focusing on team development and upholding a high standard for delivery quality.

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.

Key job responsibilities
- Recruit and develop top talent to achieve the team's objectives.
- Establish and steer the team's long-term vision.
- Manage resource allocation to meet both business objectives and career development targets.
- Participate in strategic planning to achieve technical and business goals.
- Collaborate closely with engineers to design and implement optimal technical designs and strategies.
- Ensure project timelines are met, prioritizing tasks and managing team workload effectively.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team.
- Maintain close collaboration with cross-functional teams to align software development with overall company goals.
- Monitor and ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices in software development.
- Provide regular performance feedback and career development guidance to team members.

A day in the life
This role is for a Software Development Engineer who will build new cloud services and APIs that facilitates and orchestrates simulation of software on Kuiper devices such as satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals. You will be building low-latency, highly scalable architecture that are critical to getting high quality internet service to customers.

About the team
We build the cloud systems and APIs for software running on Kuiper devices to run simulation to achieve high quality software ultimately deployed onto hardware.