Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience. As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Ready to shape the future of global entertainment? Join Amazon and MGM Studios Tech as a Principal Technical Program Manager where you'll drive transformative initiatives that redefine how hundreds of millions of customers worldwide experience streaming content.
What You'll Do:
• Lead complex, high-visibility technical programs that power the world's most comprehensive digital video studios technology organization
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy for next-generation studios businesses from Sales, IP, Rights, Financials, Creative Development
• 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 technical program managers while raising the bar for engineering excellence
Impact You'll 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 Amazon's global entertainment ecosystem
• Lead programs that integrate MGM's iconic content library with Amazon's 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
• Excellence in strategic thinking and tactical execution
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior leadership
• Experience scaling teams and mentoring other technical leaders
Why This Role Matters:
You'll be at the forefront of Amazon's entertainment revolution, working where Hollywood meets tech. Your work will directly impact how millions of people discover and enjoy content, while helping shape the future of streaming technology. If you're 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.
This role is based in Los Angeles, putting you at the intersection of Amazon's tech innovation and MGM's century of storytelling excellence. Join us in building the future of entertainment!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Job Tags
Full time, Worldwide,