Amazon Prime Video, Software Development Manager, Streaming

Arbetsbeskrivning

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon’s Prime Video is a premium on-demand video entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch, from popular Prime Original TV shows (made by Amazon Studios) such as The Grand Tour, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and the recent Golden Globe-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to Prime Original Movies like the Oscar-winning Manchester by the Sea and The Salesman.

The service also offers TV shows that are exclusively available for Prime members in each country such as American Gods, MR ROBOT and Outlander, and more recently live sport including 37 ATP matches, as well as the US Open and Premier League games exclusively from 2019.

Beyond this, the service further differentiates from other video-on-demand services by offering Prime members the opportunity to subscribe to 60+ channels like Discovery, Starz, Eurosport Player, and hayu and hundreds of thousands of additional titles to watch instantly with no extra apps to download or long term contracts.

Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast - now available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide - and we work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.

Software Development Manager, Streaming

We are looking for a talented Software Development Manager to lead the development of Prime Video's Live Low latency Video stack (Sye). You will manage a team that works with the core competent of the solution: the Sye Streaming Protocol. The protocol is developed in C++ and has high demands on functionality, performance, robustness, compatibility and maintainability.

We operate at Amazon scale where you will lead your team to design and deploy software that is enjoyed by millions of customers globally. You are passionate about leading and building strong software engineering teams. You are equally obsessed about delivering the best possible customer experiences. You define and drive key performance and quality metrics for the organization. You communicate effectively with engineers, partners, leaders and a broad set of stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

- Degree in Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience leading a group of software engineers in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
- A proven track record of software delivery through all phases of development and developing long-term development and business technology strategies.
- Demonstrable knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategies.


Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in development of transport protocols over IP.
- Experience in video streaming.
- Experience in Linux.


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 objective criteria including your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all sections of society irrespective of color, race, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, disability, age or trade union membership.

Sammanfattning

  • Arbetsplats: STACC
  • 1 plats
  • Tillsvidare
  • Heltid
  • Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön
  • Publicerat: 10 juli 2020
  • Ansök senast: 27 december 2020

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