Software Development Manager, Amazon MGM Studios Tech

Ready to shape the future of global entertainment

Join Amazon and MGM Studios Tech as a Software Development Manager where youll drive transformative initiatives that redefine how studios creates content all the way from a concept to green lighting the project to distribution the financials around it and how hundreds of millions of customers worldwide experience streaming content.

Youll be at the forefront of Amazons entertainment revolution working where entertaintment meets tech. Your work will directly impact how millions of people discover and enjoy content while helping shape the future of streaming technology. If youre excited about solving complex technical challenges at massive scale while working with some of the most iconic entertainment brands in the world this is your opportunity to make history.

Join us in building the future of entertainment!

Key job responsibilities
Lead complex high-visibility technical programs that power the worlds most comprehensive digital video studios technology organization
Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for next-generation studios businesses from Sales Distribution and Studios Marketing Technology
Partner with engineering teams to build scalable solutions that handle massive amounts of global content data
Collaborate with MGM Studios Prime Video leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative entertainment experiences
Mentor and develop other engineers while raising the bar for operational and engineering excellence

Impact Youll Own:
Shape the technical foundation that brings award-winning content to viewers worldwide
Design and implement systems that seamlessly handle complex content relationships across multiple dimensions (regions languages licensing etc.)
Drive operational excellence initiatives that scale across Amazons global entertainment ecosystem Lead programs that integrate MGMs iconic content library with Amazons streaming technology

What You Bring:
Deep technical expertise in large-scale distributed systems and architecture
Proven track record leading complex technical programs with multiple stakeholders
High Bar in driving operational and engineering excellence strategic thinking and tactical execution
Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior leadership and other engineering teams across broader organization.
Experience scaling teams and mentoring other engineers to force multiple.

- 7 years of engineering experience
- 3 years of engineering team management experience
- 8 years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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 partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

- Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and senior leadership to collect requirements describe software product features technical designs and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers

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