Software Dev Manager III, Amazon Leo

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on CT build engineering and release management, establishing team mission, roadmap, and operating mechanisms
• Own the CT software build pipeline, including build system architecture, versionset governance, and artifact management
• Drive end-to-end release management processes: release branch creation, build qualification, SRM (Software Release Management) execution, and OTA deployment coordination
• Define and enforce release readiness criteria, mainline health standards, and release gating policies in collaboration with software and systems teams
• Establish and improve automation frameworks to reduce manual toil, accelerate build cycle times, and increase release cadence
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including firmware, hardware, test, and program management, to align release schedules and resolve blocking issues
• Manage release risk through structured bug scrubs, critical issue triage, and patch build processes for time-sensitive deployments
• Drive continuous improvement in build reliability, pipeline observability, and release velocity through data-driven mechanisms
• Represent the CT build and release function in cross-organizational planning and roadmap discussions

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience managing software releases for embedded or hardware-dependent systems

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
• Experience with OTA (over-the-air) software update systems for hardware devices
• Experience with release management frameworks across multiple concurrent software release trains
• Track record of reducing build and release cycle times through automation and process improvement