Sr Software Development Manager - Prime Video Direct Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Do you want to take an active role in shaping the future of movies, television, and digital video? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video Direct (PVD) recently launched a platform that enables video providers to effortlessly distribute their content to reach millions of Amazon customers on the Amazon Video service. We're a high energy, fast growth business excited to have the opportunity to shape new ways for content providers to reach their audiences. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help continue to deliver on our ambitious goals.

We are seeking a talented Senior Software Development Manager to grow and develop a team of passionate engineers in building the next generation global Vendor Portal and partner-facing title delivery, publishing, and management platform for Prime Video. Our providers range from small indie film-makers to major partners who need fully integrated, automated systems to publish at scale. This team is responsible for defining, designing, and building the partner-facing systems that enable all video providers to publish and manage their titles world-wide.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about simple and elegant software solutions, customer-centric products, and utilizing agile development processes. You will look at problems holistically, beyond the borders of your team, and thrive on solutions that require thinking at multiple levels, from strategic to business tactical to system goals to specific interfaces. You don't shrink from the spotlight, able to coordinate cross-org meetings, field difficult questions, and create positive collaborative outcomes. You are adept at reading code and writing documents for an executive audience. You ensure solutions are reliable, scalable, and secure.

You will have an enormous opportunity to impact both the customer and partner experience, design, architecture, and implementation of cutting-edge products that will be used every day by people you know, and influence industry and industry standards. No matter what the role, we're looking for people who are passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, demonstrate a high degree of ownership, and want to have fun while they make history.

What you'll do:

* Manage and grow a team of software engineers, including their projects, performance, and career growth
* Clearly communicate project roadmaps with your team, management, and principal stakeholders
* Work with peer managers to determine scope and estimate development effort
* Lead systems design, architecture, and scaling discussions
* Influence and adopt industry standards
* Argue for the right outcomes with data, conviction, and diplomacy

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation