Overview

Director, Software Development, Prime Video Living Room Organization. Lead the engineering teams that develop and own the Prime Video Living Room app installed on 1.5+ Billion Living Room devices and used by hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. Partner with Product and UX to refine and execute the Living Room strategy and define long-term plans spanning multiple years. Provide hands-on engineering guidance across the organization to help teams succeed and invent on behalf of customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas of investment to move the organization faster and invent on behalf of customers.
• Manage without line-of-sight by delegating and establishing mechanisms to get the right information at the right time; define and review metrics indicating customer experience, business performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Dive deeply across all areas of the organization to identify blind spots and drive root-cause improvements that enhance the Prime Video mobile app customer experience.
• Empower and grow other technical leaders by developing others, creating guardrails for independent decision making, providing ownership through delegation, and encouraging fast delivery without burnout.

Basic Qualifications

• Track record of defining and delivering product vision in the streaming services technology sector.
• Educational background in Engineering or a quantitative subject area.
• Highly numerate with a data-driven approach.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically while staying close to details and execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of streaming services technology across different verticals and media.
• Experience leading large teams that include technical product management and software design.
• Experience launching and upgrading smart-home device products.
• Experience operating in complex international/global organizations.
• Past responsibility as a senior engineering leader for teams larger than 100 individuals.

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