Sr. Technical Program Manager, FireTV Live

Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Sr. Technical Program Manager for their Fire TV team in London. The role involves overseeing the development of Live TV Middleware and managing cross-functional programs, requiring strong technical skills and experience in program management.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams.
• Experience managing cross-functional programs and release schedules.
• Experience developing product and technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product managers and SDMs to develop new components needed for Live Middleware.
• Deliver critical programs to create best-in-class Live TV experiences.
• Coordinate with external bodies for TV standards certification.

Skills

Technical program management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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Job Description:

Fire TV is how millions of people watch, share, and enjoy TV every day. We are looking for talented engineering professionals to help Fire TV become the global leader in entertainment with the best experience for customers and partners and the broadest selection of Live content and services.
In this role, you will work with a team of engineers building Live TV Middleware for Fire TV. A successful candidate will have strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills and motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
The role is inherently cross-functional: you will work closely with a high-energy team of software engineers, product managers, marketers, customer service leads as well as external partners (inc. device manufacturers, brand & retailers).
This role is a good fit for someone who is organized, thrives in a dynamic environment, and understands the diverse perspectives of stakeholders to deliver complex programs.
The ideal candidate is passionated by product development, interested by TV & video entertainment domain, with an established track of delivering technology products.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, candidate will have to -
1) Work with Product managers and SDMs to develop new components needed for Live Middleware to deliver multiple device launches
2) Dive deep into technical challenges related to scalability, reliability, performance of the middleware to work across multiple partners
3) Deliver critical programs across many teams to make best in class Live TV experiences for our customers
4) Work with external bodies of TV standards certification to launch TV world wide.



About the team
We drive Fire TV customer experience (CX) by supporting Live TV software foundations globally. We own device customization and onboarding for new markets and regions required for building delightful Live TV experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in technical program management working directly with software engineering teams
- Experience managing cross-functional programs and release schedules
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience working directly with engineering teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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 KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership