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July 29, 2025

Software Development Manager, FireTV System Engineering

Senior • On-site

$166,400 - $287,700/yr

Sunnyvale, CA

DESCRIPTION

Fire TV remains the #1 best-selling streaming media player in the U.S. As we continue to evolve our portfolio of products, we are looking to hire a manager for the System Engineering team. The team ensures our embedded platforms and new concepts deliver consistent and high performing experiences to customers. You'll participate in the full Fire TV Product Life cycle and play a critical role as Fire TV grows and scales. The work includes owning a roadmap of improvements, optimizations and new designs both for existing devices and new concepts.

Key job responsibilities
• Lead the design of new devices and initiatives across the organization.
• Build a team that investigates, prototypes, and delivers new and innovative software solutions and concepts.
• Help root-cause and solve the hardest intrinsic challenges which the organization is facing.
• Suggest and develop tools and mechanisms which greatly help your peers and application developers writing applications for Fire TV
• Deliver high quality software through working in a dynamic, team-focused Agile/Scrum environment.

A day in the life
In the role as Manager for the team you will be partnering directly with Program Managers to drive the System Architecture of new TV concepts, you'll work with development teams as new features are brought up and you'll collaborate with Release Program Managers to bring new improvements and optimizations to our existing customers. The team is focused on the stability and scaling of existing experiences and products as well as many new concepts which are in the works. The work varies greatly and a successful candidate needs to have a curious mind and strong problem solving skills.

About the team

The team mission and charter is anchored in delivering "best in class" experiences to our customers and at the same time to support the growth and scale of the Fire TV brand. To support these goals we're building a team of platform and system architects who can drive the embedded architecture, tools and platform functionality. The group is part of the larger Fire TV experience team which shares similar goals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- 3+ years of consumer electronics product development at the System/OS/BSP level of new and existing products.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience of Android apps, Android Frameworks (AOSP), Linux system and/or Linux kernel driver development

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 Company’s 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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.