Principal Technical Program Manager, Prime Video Mobile
Apply NowCompany: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA 98115
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!
The Prime Video Mobile team delivers premium, cinematic streaming experiences to customers through beautifully crafted mobile applications. Whenever a customer opens Prime Video on their mobile device worldwide, they're greeted with a pixel-perfect, engaging interface that sets the standard for streaming excellence. Our Mobile team crafts and maintains the sophisticated infrastructure and elegant user experiences that power seamless video playback, intuitive navigation, and stunning visual presentations used by millions of Amazon customers daily. You will focus on delivering innovative, premium-quality streaming experiences that rival the cinematic experience, adapted perfectly for entertainment anytime, anywhere.
Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you lead complex, Prime Video-wide initiatives in both our customer-facing mobile experiences and the robust infrastructure that powers them. You will partner with UX designers, CX developers, Video engineers, and infrastructure teams to create sophisticated, premium streaming experiences that delight customers. The role requires deep understanding of modern Mobile technologies, UI/UX best practices, video streaming architectures, and distributed systems. A successful candidate will balance technical excellence with creative program management, working across teams to deliver experiences that feel both innovative and effortless to customers. As a single-threaded owner, you are trusted to drive both technical and experiential excellence independently.
Key job responsibilities:
- Design and lead a multi-year product roadmap that advances our innovative CX
- Define creative, high-quality experiences that elevate mobile streaming to a premium, cinematic level
- Partner with UX, SDE, and Product teams to create cohesive roadmap and program plans across all mobile platforms
- Champion user experience improvements through quantitative metrics and qualitative customer feedback
- Lead initiatives to reduce latency, improve startup times, and ensure smooth discovery across varying network conditions
- Drive technical decisions that enable next-generation mobile viewing experiences
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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading complex Mobile application programs with native Android and iOS applications.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.
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!
The Prime Video Mobile team delivers premium, cinematic streaming experiences to customers through beautifully crafted mobile applications. Whenever a customer opens Prime Video on their mobile device worldwide, they're greeted with a pixel-perfect, engaging interface that sets the standard for streaming excellence. Our Mobile team crafts and maintains the sophisticated infrastructure and elegant user experiences that power seamless video playback, intuitive navigation, and stunning visual presentations used by millions of Amazon customers daily. You will focus on delivering innovative, premium-quality streaming experiences that rival the cinematic experience, adapted perfectly for entertainment anytime, anywhere.
Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you lead complex, Prime Video-wide initiatives in both our customer-facing mobile experiences and the robust infrastructure that powers them. You will partner with UX designers, CX developers, Video engineers, and infrastructure teams to create sophisticated, premium streaming experiences that delight customers. The role requires deep understanding of modern Mobile technologies, UI/UX best practices, video streaming architectures, and distributed systems. A successful candidate will balance technical excellence with creative program management, working across teams to deliver experiences that feel both innovative and effortless to customers. As a single-threaded owner, you are trusted to drive both technical and experiential excellence independently.
Key job responsibilities:
- Design and lead a multi-year product roadmap that advances our innovative CX
- Define creative, high-quality experiences that elevate mobile streaming to a premium, cinematic level
- Partner with UX, SDE, and Product teams to create cohesive roadmap and program plans across all mobile platforms
- Champion user experience improvements through quantitative metrics and qualitative customer feedback
- Lead initiatives to reduce latency, improve startup times, and ensure smooth discovery across varying network conditions
- Drive technical decisions that enable next-generation mobile viewing experiences
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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading complex Mobile application programs with native Android and iOS applications.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $159,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $275,300/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.