Principal Engineer, FTVX Team (Whole World)

This Principal Engineer role at Amazon's Fire TV team in Berlin focuses on leading the technologies underlying Fire TV domains. The position involves working with a diverse technology stack including native Rust development, OS and device firmware integration, Android components, communication technologies (Matter, BLE), mobile/web apps, AWS services, and Alexa integration. The role centers on enhancing customer experience for streaming media devices, focusing on connectivity, configuration, and content delivery optimization.

The principal engineer will be responsible for accelerating team velocity in feature delivery while ensuring sustainable long-term innovation. Key focus areas include simplifying feature development, reducing system complexity, scaling systems for growth, and improving reliability. The role requires deep technical expertise in modern software disciplines and strong leadership skills to influence engineering decisions.

The Berlin Fire TV Experience team manages all aspects of customer interaction with content consumption, serving as a crucial entry point for the business. The team's components directly impact customer satisfaction and Fire TV's profitability through connecting, enabling, configuring, and guiding customers toward optimal streaming experiences.

The ideal candidate will bring a fresh perspective to complex challenges, identify patterns across systems, and drive architectural improvements. They should excel at knowledge transfer and collaboration, while maintaining deep technical expertise across multiple domains. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of streaming media technology while working with cutting-edge systems at scale.