Sr Technical Program Manager, Fire TV Live Middleware

Fire TV is how millions of people watch share and enjoy TV every day. As a Senior Technical Program Manager in the Fire TV Live Middleware team you will drive the strategy and execution that positions Fire TV as the global leader in entertainment delivering the best experience for customers and partners alongside the broadest selection of Live content and services.

Youll lead complex cross-functional programs spanning multiple engineering teams and external partners including TV manufacturers SoC vendors and broadband operators. Your technical depth will enable you to navigate architectural trade-offs while your program leadership will ensure delivery at scale across global markets.

This role demands someone who thrives in ambiguity brings structure to dynamic environments and balances diverse stakeholder perspectives to ship products that delight customers. Youll work closely with software engineers product managers and Fire TV senior leadership to define roadmaps remove blockers and drive alignment across organizations.

The ideal candidate is passionate about product development deeply interested in the TV and video entertainment domain and brings a proven track record of delivering complex technology products from concept through global launch.

Key job responsibilities
Youll partner with Product Managers Senior Leadership and Software Development Managers to define and deliver the next generation of Live Middleware components powering multiple device launches across global markets. This includes owning the end-to-end program lifecycle from requirements through delivery while ensuring alignment across engineering product and business stakeholders.

Your technical depth will be critical as you dive into challenges related to scalability reliability and performance of middleware systems that must operate seamlessly across a diverse partner ecosystem. Youll identify architectural risks early drive mitigation strategies and ensure technical decisions support long-term platform health.

Youll also lead engagement with external standards bodies and certification organizations to launch Fire TV products worldwide while driving critical cross-team programs that deliver best-in-class Live TV experiences for customers. Your ability to influence without authority and build consensus across organizational boundaries will be essential to success.

A day in the life
As a Sr TPM on this team your day will involve leading technical design reviews with engineering teams in the morning aligning with product managers on roadmap priorities and driving partner discussions with TV manufacturers or SoC vendors in the afternoon. Youll context-switch between deep architectural trade-off decisions and executive-level program updates ensuring that cross-functional dependencies stay unblocked and delivery milestones remain on track.

About the team
The Fire TV Live Middleware team owns the software foundations that power Live TV experiences globally. We build and maintain the core middleware stack and partner interfaces that enable millions of customers to access live content seamlessly. Our team drives device customization and market onboarding across regions working at the intersection of embedded systems cloud services and broadcast standards. We move fast think big and take pride in delivering technology that transforms how people experience television worldwide.

- Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
- Experience managing cross-functional programs and release schedules
- Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience working directly with engineering teams

- Experience in project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1