Software Development Manager, Media Foundations, Amazon Interactive Video Service; IVS

Overview

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is AWS's fully‑managed live streaming service built on the same technology that powers Twitch. Trusted by enterprises in gaming, social, live commerce, sports, and entertainment, Amazon IVS enables developers to build interactive, engaging live experiences. We handle everything from ingest to delivery at global scale so developers can focus on building community.

The Media Foundations team is a center of excellence for streaming media processing, codec technologies, media formats, network protocols, and media quality analysis. Services written in C/C++/Go/Rust process low‑latency inputs and deliver real‑time outputs to viewers, subscribers, and recordings.

• Define and execute technical strategies for Amazon IVS features, balancing customer needs, business priorities, and technical excellence.
• Own operational excellence across services, improve incident response, and continually improve deployment practices and monitoring.
• Drive hiring, retention, and development of engineering talent, building diverse high‑performing teams and coaching future leaders.
• Partner with Product Management, Principal Engineers, and 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.

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 8+ years developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered distributed software systems using service‑oriented architecture.
• Knowledge of engineering practices for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.
• Experience partnering with product and program management teams.
• Experience delivering products in a fast‑paced, multi‑disciplined, distributed environment.
• Experience with live video streaming concepts and technologies (codecs, containers, protocols).
• Experience optimizing native C/C++/Rust/Golang applications in Linux environments.

• Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements and describe product strategy.
• Experience building and operating globally available services using AWS (DynamoDB, SQS, Cloud Watch, ECS, EC2, S3).
• Experience with user‑generated content platforms or infrastructure that enables creators and audiences at scale.
• Experience collaborating with open source software projects.

Base salary range:
USA, CA, San Francisco – $ – $ annually. For other locations:
USA, CA, Santa Clara – $ – $;
USA, WA, Seattle – $ – $. Compensation includes sign‑on payments, restricted stock units, 401(k) matching, health/dental/vision benefits, EAP, mental health support, and parental leave.

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:
The duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively, adhering to performance standards, communicating respectfully, and following all laws and policies. Criminal history may impact some responsibilities.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.