SoftwareDevelopmentManager,AIStudios

Join us as a Software Development Manager in the AI Studios Engineering org within Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, where you'll lead teams building intelligent systems at the intersection of AI and cinematic storytelling. This role offers an exciting opportunity to help build Nara, our AI-native content creation platform that empowers creators to produce professional animation and live action content featuring world-class intellectual properties at unprecedented speed and scale. In this role, you'll lead teams responsible for building production-quality code for AI-powered creative tools while mentoring experienced engineers and scientists. You'll work alongside creative professionals (animators, filmmakers, and storytellers) delivering features that directly transform how animation and live action/VFX content is made for Prime Video's most ambitious productions. This is an ideal opportunity for leaders who are passionate about AI/ML applications in entertainment and want to grow their skills while contributing to industry-defining products featuring iconic IPs. Key job responsibilities - Lead and mentor engineering teams building production-quality software for our AI-native content creation platform, supporting professional animation and live action/VFX workflows - Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions across the stack: backend services, media processing pipelines, APIs, ML model integrations, and creator-facing tooling, ensuring systems scale with production demands - Establish and maintain high engineering standards through code review practices, testing strategies, and development processes that produce clean, reliable, and maintainable software - Partner with cross-functional leaders including ML scientists, applied scientists, product managers, and creative professionals to translate ambiguous requirements into clear engineering roadmaps and deliverables - Own integrations with industry-standard Digital Content Creation (DCC) tools such as A