Senior SDM, Amazon Luna

Amazon Luna is seeking a senior SDM to lead engineering initiatives within the Luna Client organization. This role will drive critical engineering decisions that shape Lunas long-term technical vision with a primary focus on advancing core streaming technologies that define the customer experience. The successful candidate will oversee the development and optimization of client systems engineered to deliver low-latency immersive gameplay experiences. As a leader in this space you will build and manage a high-performing team dedicated to creating the most engaging game streaming service for customers. This position requires both strategic thinking to guide Lunas technical roadmap and hands-on technical expertise to solve complex engineering challenges that directly impact how millions of customers experience cloud gaming.

Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers to architect optimal technical solutions and designs
- Establish software development best practices ensure requirements are met and deliver high-quality work on schedule
- Manage resources staffing and mentoring to build and maintain a best-in-class engineering team
- Maintain and enhance existing software systems
- Develop technical requirements and design specifications
- Report on development status quality operations and system performance to leadership


About the team
Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming service that makes it easy for anyone to play high-quality games on the devices they already ownincluding Fire TV and tablet devices smartphones tablets web browsers select smart televisions from LG and Samsung and more--with no need to purchase new gaming consoles or equipment. Luna brings more than 50 games to Prime members at no additional cost including GameNight an evolving collection of more than 25 approachable local multiplayer games designed to bring friends and family together in the living room. To play GameNight titles simply scan a QR code on your TV and your smartphone becomes your controller. With simple and responsive touchscreen inputs and support for multiple local players GameNight offers and easy and approachable way to play whether youre an experienced gamer of a casual fan.

- 10 years of engineering experience
- 5 years of engineering team management experience
- 10 years of planning designing developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs projects and development teams in an Agile environment

- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale high-traffic applications

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 Irvine - 220100.00 - 297700.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 220100.00 - 297700.00 USD annually