Description
Join Amazon Photos as a Senior Product Manager Technical to lead our Trusted Upload & Storage Intelligence initiatives. In this pivotal role, you'll own the end-to-end ingest pipeline, metadata management, format support, and smart storage systems that power Amazon Photos' memory platform. Your mission is to deliver seamless, intelligent, and scalable media ingestion from any source while optimizing device health and storage, ensuring customers can always capture their next memory.
This position offers a unique opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges at scale and shape the foundation of the Amazon Photos experience. You'll drive innovations in upload reliability, speed, and efficiency, as well as develop intelligent storage solutions that balance customer needs with operational costs. Your work will directly impact millions of customers, helping them preserve their cherished memories with confidence.
Key job responsibilities
Own and evolve the end-to-end upload experience for Amazon Photos across mobile (iOS, Android) and desktop platforms, including auto-save, manual upload, and smart back-up features
Lead the development of new device ingestion capabilities for emerging technologies and future devices
Drive the strategy for metadata extraction, storage, health, and management
Spearhead the integration with the Data Transfer Project to enable seamless cloud-to-cloud migration
Develop and implement strategies to improve upload reliability, speed, and efficiency, including optimizations for iOS and Android platforms
Lead the development of intelligent storage solutions, optimizing for both customer experience and operational efficiency
Partner with engineering teams to build advanced capabilities such as smart compression, deduplication, and format conversion
Define and track success metrics around upload performance, storage utilization, and customer satisfaction
Collaborate with security teams to ensure robust protection of customer data during upload and storage processes
Drive cross-team initiatives to integrate upload and storage improvements across Amazon Photos systems
A day in the life
Your role will involve close collaboration with engineering teams, data scientists, and other product managers to continuously improve our upload and storage capabilities. A typical day might include:
Analyzing upload performance data to identify areas for improvement across iOS and Android platforms
Brainstorming with engineers on new compression algorithms to optimize storage
Reviewing security protocols for uploaded content with the Trust & Safety team
Coordinating with mobile teams to enhance upload functionality in iOS and Android apps
Presenting storage optimization strategies to senior leadership
Collaborating with UX designers to simplify the upload process for customers
Prioritizing backlog items for upcoming sprints with your engineering counterparts
Evaluating new media format support requirements and planning the coverage roadmap
Discussing integration strategies for the Data Transfer Project with partner companies
About the team
The Amazon Photos Product & Program team consists of Product Management, Technical Program Management, and User Experience Designers with vast levels of experience. Our team members come from diverse disciplines, various company sizes, and at least five countries. We share a passion for solving our customer's problems, continuously improving our craft, and striving to become a center of excellence in Product Management at Amazon. We embrace an underdog mentality, never settling for conventional thinking or the status quo.
Basic Qualifications
2+ years of end to end product delivery experience
5+ years of technical product or program management experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience managing technical products or online services
Experience in representing and advocating for a variety of critical customers and stakeholders during executive-level prioritization and planning
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in using analytical tools, such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight
Experience in building and driving adoption of new tools
Experience in product management for consumer products
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.