Software Development Manager, Media Foundations, Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS)

Amazon • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is AWS's fully managed live
streaming service, built on the same battle-tested technology that powers Twitch
and trusted by thousands of enterprises across gaming, social, live commerce,
sports, and entertainment.

Our mission: enable developers to build communities around live video. We handle
everything from ingest to processing to delivery at global scale, so developers
can focus on creating interactive, engaging live experiences for their
audiences. Whether you're streaming to tens of millions of concurrent viewers or
just getting started, Amazon IVS removes the complexity so developers can move
fast.

We are looking for a Software Development Manager (SDM) for the Media
Foundations team. The Media Foundation team is a center of excellence for
streaming media processing (transmuxing, transcoding), codec technologies
(H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1), media formats (HLS, TS, FMP4), network protocols
(E-RTMP, SRT, WebRTC), and media quality analysis (VMAF, PSNR). The team’s
C/C++/Go/Rust services process low-latency/real-time inputs and deliver
packaged/real-time outputs for viewers/subscribers and recordings.

As a Software Development Manager at Amazon IVS, you will collaborate deeply
with peer managers, principal engineers, and product managers to iterate on the
team's engineering road map, grow and manage talent, and dive deep into service
design and architecture. This is a high visibility role with the opportunity to
positively impact our most-critical customers and their businesses.

About the team
Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming
solution from AWS that enables low-latency and real-time video experiences for
millions of viewers worldwide. We power engaging live experiences for some of
the largest customers in the live video space and continuously push the
boundaries of what’s possible with interactive video technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 8+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture 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 and program management teams
• Experience delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment
• Experience with live video streaming concepts and technologies including video/audio codecs (e.g. H.264/H.265/AV1), container formats (e.g. TS/MP4), and transport protocols (e.g. RTMP, SRT, WebRTC)
• Experience with performance optimization of native C/C++/Rust/Golang applications in Linux environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience building and operating globally available services using AWS dependencies including DynamoDB, SQS, CloudWatch Metrics/Logs, ECS, EC2, and S3
• Experience with user-generated content platforms, e.g. building products for UGC customers or working on infrastructure that enables creators and audiences at scale
• Experience collaborating with open source software projects

Responsibilities

• Define and execute technical strategies to deliver Amazon IVS features, balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical excellence while driving innovation in stream lifecycle management, video workflow task placement, and operational tooling
• Own operational excellence across services, improve incident response/management, and continually improve deployment practices and monitoring systems
• Drive hiring, retention, and development of engineering talent, building diverse, high-performing teams and developing future leaders through coaching and mentorship
• Partner with Product Management, Principal Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape product vision, prioritize investments, and deliver customer-obsessed solutions
• Manage complex technical dependencies and integration points across services, ensuring seamless customer experiences and architectural alignment
• Drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements while maintaining service quality

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager