The Amazon Devices org designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics, including the best-selling Kindle family of products. We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Dash, and Amazon Echo.
Amazon Devices is looking for a Senior Manager in Graphics & Display to develop and deliver core components of our graphics and rendering stacks. In this role, you will be a highly visible leader that will own the communication, coordination, planning, design and execution for the key rendering stack components across multiple Device OS programs. Youwill engage with senior product and peer engineering leaders to define and drive the forward looking technical roadmap for graphics for Vega OS. You will provide key technical leadership to ensure the delivery of a robust and performant solutions across a range of product categories. You will hire and develop the best, and uphold a high bar for all deliverables.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead a world class engineering organization of principal engineers and engineering managers.
* Provide clear and strong technical leadership for the core parts of Device OS graphics and rendering solutions
* Lead multiple, complex cross-program initiatives and ensure consistent and reliable high quality delivery that delights our customers.
* Work closely with product and peer engineering teams to define near term and long term technical roadmaps
* Provide guidance, mentorship and growth opportunities for your team mambers.
About the team
The Device OS team invents ways to help customers develop complex applications deployed on multiple device types. Developer experience ensures the software product is fully usable, well-designed, functional, and easy to navigate. This role interacts with multiple teams and will be responsible for external developers management including the product externalization process and the developer portal to cover learning materials and tutorials, well-written documentation, reference apps etc.
Key job responsibilities
* Provide clear technical guidance and decision making to ensure the longer term resilience of the Device OS rendering stack
* Ensure reliable and timely delivery of customer commitments
* Build, grow and develop a world class engineering organization
About the team
The Device OS Graphics & Display team owns delivery of key components of the rendering stack for Amazon's Vega and Fire OS platforms. The team consists of world class graphics engineers and take on some of Device OS most challenging assignments to deliver highly performant solutions across products with a wide range of h/w capabilities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
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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USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually