Software Development Engineer II, Backlot Source

Global technology company leading in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Culver City, CA, USA
$129,300 - $223,600
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Entertainment

Description For Software Development Engineer II, Backlot Source

Join Amazon Prime Video's Asset Discovery team in shaping the future of digital entertainment. As a Software Development Engineer II, you'll be instrumental in building and maintaining a proprietary digital media supply chain that serves as the backbone for Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios across 32 global locales. The role focuses on developing secure, scalable, and low-latency services handling massive volumes of media files, from storage to processing and distribution.

You'll work with cutting-edge AWS technologies including AVP, DynamoDB, Aurora, OpenSearch, and various cloud services to build solutions that power the digital asset management system. The position offers the opportunity to solve complex problems at Amazon scale, working with large datasets and distributed systems that directly impact how millions of customers consume entertainment content.

The team operates in an agile environment, collaborating with experienced cross-disciplinary professionals to innovate and bring new products to market. Based in LA, you'll be part of a two-pizza team that interfaces with multiple sister teams and cross-functional groups, making a direct impact on how digital media is managed and delivered across Amazon's entertainment ecosystem.

This role combines technical expertise with business impact, offering competitive compensation ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus comprehensive benefits and potential equity. It's an opportunity to shape the future of digital media management while working with some of the most advanced cloud technologies in the industry.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer II, Backlot Source

  • Design and build innovative products in a large distributed computing environment
  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to conceive and design products
  • Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software
  • Maintain and develop scalable backend services and APIs
  • Design and implement distributed systems to handle large datasets

Requirements For Software Development Engineer II, Backlot Source

Java
Python
JavaScript
React
Node.js
  • 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
  • Experience with design patterns, reliability and scaling
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)
  • 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience (preferred)

Benefits For Software Development Engineer II, Backlot Source

Medical Insurance
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • 401k

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