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Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music Search

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer
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Description For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music Search

Amazon Music is revolutionizing the audio entertainment landscape with a comprehensive service that connects fans, artists, and creators. As a Software Development Engineer II in the Amazon Music Search team, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing how millions of users discover and engage with music across multiple platforms. The role focuses on building and maintaining critical search infrastructure, including data ingestion, indexing, and retrieval systems. You'll work with distributed data stores and core APIs to power the search functionality across Amazon Music's ecosystem.

The position requires strong expertise in software development, particularly in search technologies and distributed systems. You'll be responsible for launching next-generation search technology to improve music discovery for customers. The ideal candidate brings 3+ years of professional software development experience and strong knowledge of search technologies like Elasticsearch.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that directly impacts how people worldwide discover and enjoy music. You'll work in Amazon's Bangalore office, contributing to a service that handles massive scale and requires high availability. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge search technology while solving complex problems that affect millions of users' daily music experience.

Working at Amazon Music means being part of a team that values innovation and customer obsession. You'll collaborate with talented engineers to build robust, scalable search solutions that power music discovery across various platforms, including Alexa, mobile applications, FireTV, and Roku. This role combines technical challenges with the opportunity to shape how people interact with and discover music in the digital age.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music Search

  • Contributing in Data Ingestion, Indexing, Searching, Retrieval and Ranking
  • Working with highly available distributed data stores
  • Launching next generation search technology
  • Building core set of APIs used to search stores

Requirements For Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Music Search

Java
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)

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