Manager III, Software Dev

Job Description

Job Title: Manager III, Software Development, Hardware Compute Group (SoC Security). Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a geographically distributed SoC Security engineering team across the United States and India.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain security engineering talent while establishing clear goals aligned with product milestones.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for cross-functional security decisions across the organization.
• Own the complete security architecture and strategy for custom silicon products;
• Drive development and execution of secure boot firmware and hardware root of trust implementations.
• Oversee Trusted Execution Environment (TEE/OP-TEE) platforms and related security infrastructure.
• Manage DRM content protection systems, including Widevine, PlayReady, and HDCP;
• Lead cryptographic key management, code signing infrastructure, and factory provisioning systems.
• Coordinate security reviews, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing activities, and remediation efforts.
• Drive security milestone execution aligned with silicon tapeout schedules and product launch timelines.
• Review and approve critical hardware security decisions, including OTP fuse programming, boot ROM modifications, and cryptographic key hierarchy changes.
• Prioritize and resolve security vulnerabilities across multiple SoC platforms while balancing security requirements and product delivery schedules.
• Establish and maintain incident response processes for silicon-specific security threats;
• Collaborate with Device Security, Operating System Security, Platform Security, manufacturing, and factory teams.
• Coordinate secure provisioning workflows, including HSM integration, key injection, and fuse programming.
• Represent SoC security initiatives during product readiness reviews and executive-level discussions;
• Support next-generation security initiatives, including post-quantum cryptography readiness and confidential computing technologies.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years of experience managing software development or systems engineering teams.
• Experience with software development lifecycle processes, including:
  • Coding standards
  • Code reviews
  • Source control management
  • Build processes
  • Testing and operations
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Application security frameworks
  • Identity and access management
  • Incident response
  • Mobile security
  • Cloud security
  • AI security
  • Threat intelligence
  • Penetration testing
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred:

• Experience communicating technical requirements, designs, product features, and strategy to engineering teams and senior leadership.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and managing software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Secure boot technologies
  • Hardware root of trust
  • Cryptographic key management
  • Trusted Execution Environments (TEE)
• Experience with DRM and content protection technologies such as:
  • Widevine
  • PlayReady
  • HDCP
• Experience conducting:
  • Security reviews
  • Threat modeling
  • Penetration testing for embedded or hardware platforms
• Experience with factory security processes, including:
  • Secure provisioning
  • HSM integration
  • Key injection
  • OTP fuse programming

Benefits and Compensation:

• Base salary range: $212,700 - $287,700 USD annually
• Additional compensation may include:
  • Sign-on bonuses
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Mental health support services.
• Medical advice line access.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement programs.
• 401(k) matching program.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package.

Other Information:

• Department: Devices Hardware & eero
• Function: Software Development
• Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
• Focus Area: Silicon Security and Hardware Compute Platforms
• Work closely with security, operating systems, platform, manufacturing, and product organizations.
• Responsible for security decisions that directly impact silicon products and hardware platforms;
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants regardless of protected status.
• Workplace accommodations are available throughout the hiring process for qualified candidates with disabilities.