Lead Support Engineer, AI Studios Engineering

We are looking for an experienced Support Engineer with the ability to deep-dive into complex creative-technical workflows invent and simplify with a high degree of ownership and deliver a world-class support experience for the creators building the future of entertainment.

As a Support Engineer on the AI Studios Engineering team within Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios you will be the single point of contact for all customer intake on Nara our AI-native content creation platform that empowers animators filmmakers and storytellers to produce professional animation and live-action/VFX content featuring world-class intellectual properties at unprecedented speed and scale.

This is a uniquely high-impact high-autonomy role. You will serve creators who operate under tight production timelines and expect a premium frictionless experience. You will balance delivering the white-glove support that entertainment professionals demand with building scalable mechanisms including AI-powered agents that act as delegate support engineers to multiply your capacity without sacrificing quality. You will be the strategic bridge between creative users and engineering teams exercising judgment on when to shield and when to connect ensuring engineers develop genuine empathy for the creators they serve while staying focused on building.


Key job responsibilities
Strategic Intake & Operations
As the single-threaded leader for Nara platform customer intake you will own the end-to-end support experience for Prime Videos elite creative talent (animators VFX artists and filmmakers). You will define SLAs and KPIs where time-to-resolution directly impacts production delivery timelines.

White-Glove Service at Scale
You will provide a red carpet experience high-touch polished and attuned to the urgency of live production. To balance quality with capacity you will build scalable mechanisms including intelligent triage automated routing and self-service playbooks deciding precisely where the human touch is irreplaceable.

Bridge to Engineering
Serving as the interface between creators and AI Studios you will translate workflow blockers into actionable technical requirements. You will influence Software Engineering and Product roadmaps by exercising judgment on when to shield teams from noise versus when to foster direct creator-engineer empathy.

AI-Driven Evolution
Operating as a solo lead you will scale your impact by architecting a support model powered by AI agents. Using LLMs and agentic frameworks you will codify platform knowledge into automated delegates that act as support engineers expanding coverage while maintaining a premium creator experience.


A day in the life
As Naras Lead Support Engineer youll start by triaging global intake solving AI rendering or VFX pipeline issues for marquee Amazon MGM Studios productions. Youll provide high-touch support before switching to optimize the AI agents youve built refining automated playbooks based on overnight performance data.

Mid-day youll translate creator friction into technical requirements during syncs with Applied Scientists and SDEs. Your afternoons involve building extending agent capabilities or authoring knowledge base content. Youll close by reviewing SLA dashboards and providing leadership with proactive experience readouts ensuring platform gaps are addressed well before they impact critical production milestones

About the team
AI Studios Engineering sits within Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios building intelligent systems at the intersection of AI and cinematic storytelling. The team owns Nara an AI-native content creation platform that empowers creators to produce professional animation and live action/VFX content featuring world-class intellectual properties at unprecedented speed and scale. Engineers and scientists on this team work alongside creative professionals animators filmmakers and storytellers building production-quality AI-powered tools that are transforming how content is made for Prime Videos ambitious productions. This team is defining the future of AI-assisted entertainment at an industry level.

- 4 years of software development or 3 years of technical support experience
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems or experience in development or technical support
- Experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow or experience in development or technical support
- Bachelors degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent or Masters degree

- 3 years of cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent) system network and operating system experience or Bachelors degree
- Experience with web-based applications and HTTP or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities and experience in software development
- 3 years of scripting language experience or Bachelors degree in business administration finance economics computer science data science engineering or other related field
- 5 years of working with Data & AI related technologies including but not limited to AI/ML GenAI Analytics Database and/or Storage experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Culver City - 121000.00 - 163700.00 USD annually