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Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is one of the world's leading digital video services, and we're just getting started changing the way millions of people around the world enjoy content. Now available in more than 200 countries and territories, Prime Video offers customers the broadest selection of any on-demand video service, including our critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals Series.
Amazon Studios is the movies and television development and production arm of Amazon. It is our role to produce original content and license studio programs worldwide in exclusive service of Amazon's Prime Video customers. We need your passion, innovative ideas, and creativity to help take us to new heights.
We are seeking a seasoned software engineering manager to join the Amazon Studios AI Labs team. This is a hybrid applied science and engineering team that is developing bleeding edge AI solutions to enhance efficiency, elevate creativity, and ultimately redefine industry standards.
Key job responsibilities
You'll lead a team of engineers and applied scientists based in London UK working on critical media processing systems that power Amazon Studios' content delivery. Your responsibilities include providing technical mentorship, reviewing design documents, and driving operational excellence through robust monitoring and automation. You'll own end-to-end delivery of major features, navigate complex cross-team dependencies, and drive technical strategy aligned with business goals.
A day in the life
A typical day starts with reviewing operational metrics and addressing critical issues in our processing systems. You lead standups coordinating engineers and focus on team development via 1:1s and mentoring while providing technical guidance on production issues and design reviews.
About the team
This role is in a team that is building a new family of AI products for Amazon Studios. The role offers a chance to build and launch new AI services from the ground up, learn the state of the art in machine learning (ML) technology, and work closely with an exceptional group of product, engineering, and science leaders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience managing engineers
* Experience in engineering
* Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle
* Experience in leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services
* Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems
* Experience partnering with product or program management teams
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership
* Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers
* Experience in managing hybrid teams (Software Developers & Applied Scientists / ML Engineers)
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.
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