Software Development Engineer, Prime Video Play Starts
1 day ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Development Engineer to join our Prime Video team. As a key member of our team, you will design, develop, and maintain highly scalable systems that power Prime Video's streaming services.
Your primary focus will be on designing and maintaining the APIs that power every title on Prime Video. This involves creating highly reliable and low-latency systems that ensure users can start streaming their content with just a click.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence the overall technical strategy and contribute to the team's long-term roadmap. You will also communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with technical goals and project timelines.
As a software engineer on the Prime Video team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex challenges and apply creative problem-solving skills to address them. You will also have the chance to mentor and guide other engineers, contributing to the overall growth and success of the engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable systems that power Prime Video's streaming services.
- Define the architecture for our software, utilizing a broad range of technologies, programming languages, and systems.
- Implement and operate APIs that manage billions of playback start requests, ensuring seamless, low-latency content delivery.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence the overall technical strategy and contribute to the team's long-term roadmap.
- Communicate effectively across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with technical goals and project timelines.
- Apply creative problem-solving skills to address complex challenges.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, contributing to the overall growth and success of the engineering team.
About the Team
The Prime Video team is at the core of our streaming experience. We manage essential, multi-tenant platforms that handle customer interactions from the moment they press play. Our mission is to ensure seamless content delivery, personalizing each viewer's experience based on their subscriptions and device specifications.
We handle content manifest delivery, synchronize play states across devices, and manage concurrent streaming. Moreover, we play a key role in securing content and ensuring regional compliance, including DRM protection and resolving location-specific challenges.
The services we operate are tier-1, critical to both Live and Video-on-Demand playback, and we handle billions of playback start requests every month.
About Amazon
At Amazon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit our website.
Compensation
The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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.
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