Principal Technical Program Manager, Managed Application Platform - MAP

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the Managed Application Platform (MAP) in Seattle. You will drive cross-organizational programs spanning deployment infrastructure, Custom AMI baking, and the Managed OS Platform, delivering reliable, scalable deployments at Amazon scale.

The role requires deep technical expertise in distributed systems and strong cross-functional leadership to coordinate releases with VP/Director-level stakeholders across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Program leadership across deployment systems, Custom AMI, and Managed OS Platform.
• Cross-org coordination, roadmap planning, dependency management, region builds/partition launches.
• Operational excellence and stakeholder management at VP/Director level.
• Risk management and driving engineering velocity.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Release planning

Stakeholder management

Tools

Distributed systems

Deployment infrastructure

AMI baking

Provisioning systems

Job description

Principal Technical Program Manager, Managed Application Platform - MAP

Managed Application Platform (MAP) is a unified platform for managing applications at Amazon. MAP eliminates undifferentiated work and makes deployments safe, efficient, and scalable across the company.

We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to drive complex, cross-organizational programs spanning Amazon's deployment infrastructure. This role encompasses deployment systems (handling millions of deployments daily), Custom AMI Baking, and the Managed OS Platform. The ideal candidate brings deep technical acumen in distributed systems and deployment infrastructure, with a demonstrated ability to operate at Amazon scale across multiple organizations.

Key job responsibilities

Program leadership across deployment systems, Custom AMI, and Managed OS Platform. Cross-org coordination, roadmap planning, dependency management, region builds/partition launches, operational excellence, stakeholder management at VP/Director level, risk management, and driving engineering velocity.

About the team

Managed Application Platform (MAP) is a unified platform org under Amazon Software Builder Experience org, with the mission of eliminating undifferentiated work and making deployments safe and efficient across Amazon. MAP owns several critical tier-one services including Amazon's deployment system handling millions of deployments per day, Provisioning system), Host patching systems, custom AMI baking, DJS (Distributed Job Scheduler), and AL Enablement, operating with engineers across eight teams under Software Foundations and Management (SFM).

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical product or program management experience
• 10+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on work managing complex technology projects experience
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually