Software Development Manager – Live Sports Publishing

About the role

As a Software Development Manager on the Live Events Publishing team, you will lead engineers building and operating the services that power Prime Video’s live‑sports catalog. The role focuses on delivering a rich, reliable, low‑latency experience for sports fans worldwide, while shaping technical strategy and growing an AI‑native engineering culture.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of software engineers, handling project assignments, performance coaching and career development.
• Define and communicate the team’s roadmap and technical strategy, aligning priorities with customer needs.
• Facilitate system design, architecture and scaling discussions, balancing reliability, latency and maintainability for the live‑sports catalog.
• Partner with product management and peer engineering managers to scope work, estimate effort and deliver high‑quality software.
• Champion operational excellence by establishing metrics, monitoring practices and automation to keep services healthy.

Required profile

• 8+ years of engineering experience with a strong background in multi‑tier web services.
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams and driving technical direction.
• Proven ability to design and architect scalable, reliable systems.
• Experience collaborating with product and program management teams.

Required skills

• Software engineering and full‑stack web service development.
• System design, architecture and scalability.
• Reliability engineering and performance optimization.
• Source control management, build processes and automated testing.