Amazon

Technical Program Manager III, Amazon India

Posted On

July 11, 2025

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Project/Program/Product Management--Technical

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July 29, 2025

Job Description

Role Description
Technical Program Managers(TPM) define the product strategy, requirements and influence the design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of the company’s software applications, systems, services and other technology projects end-to-end. As a key contributor throughout the engineering lifecycle, TPMs ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software and influence technical decisions on architecture and implementation of software systems and services. They thrive in entrepreneurial environments and are not hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. They understand the customer and work backwards to define roadmaps and drive execution across stakeholders. They clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams as well as have the ability to influence cross-team and from individual contributors to senior leadership.

Key job responsibilities
Skills of a successful TPM
System Design: System Design is a crucial competency for Technical Program Managers at Amazon, requiring a comprehensive understanding of both technical architecture and scalable solutions. TPMs must ensure business and technical stakeholder needs are aligned while driving meaningful discussions that lead to clear decisions. They are expected to collaborate with Senior/Principal Engineers to develop architectures that scale effectively and match ambitious business objectives. When approaching system design, TPMs must consider multiple critical factors including scalability, performance, security, and technical trade-offs between different technologies. They need to be proficient in distributed systems, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and n-tiered software architecture.

Program Management: Program Management at Amazon TPMs involves managing complex cross-functional programs with significant organizational impact. TPMs are accountable for overseeing program lifecycles, which may focus on either a single critical technology product or broader initiatives spanning multiple organizations and geographies. They define the program's mission, vision, and tenets while setting clear objectives and driving teams both within and outside their organization to deliver results. Their role includes managing organizational roadmaps, contributing to different narratives, and owning organizational goals.

TPMs play a vital role at Amazon by defining and executing technical strategy while serving as a bridge between business needs and technical implementation. They are critical because they define the technical strategy, functional requirements, and influence the entire technology lifecycle from design to maintenance of Amazon's software applications, systems, and services. TPMs drive mindful discussions leading to crisp decisions while providing crucial context for business and technology choices from past, current, and future perspectives. Their importance is heightened by their responsibility to partner with customers and engineering teams to determine project prioritization and ensure architecture scales to match Amazon's "think big" business case.

A day in the life
In this role you will work to define requirements, clarify scope, plan, track delivery and oversee strategic programs. You will be the primary point of contact to provide a holistic view of these cross-cutting programs for our partners teams and leadership by writing crisp and concise program reports. You will actively look out for risks and dependencies and take steps to mitigate them by escalating until it is resolved. You will collaborate with engineers, Software Development Managers (SDM), partner teams and stakeholders and ensure projects are delivered as per schedule with highest quality.- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

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