Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Video

Amazon is a global technology company offering streaming services, e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
$151,300 - $261,500
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer

Description For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Video

Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies worldwide. As a Sr. Software Development Engineer, you'll join a dynamic team responsible for powering trust & safety, search, discovery, and playback experiences for millions of users globally. The role involves working with business-critical high-throughput services that deliver content reliably with low latency. You'll be part of a fast-paced, growth business available in over 200 countries and territories, where innovation for customers is paramount. The team's mission focuses on generating and enriching metadata to enhance various aspects of the customer experience. This position offers the opportunity to work on one of the biggest challenges in video streaming, managing millions of concurrent streams and ensuring high-quality content delivery. You'll experience the benefits of working in an entrepreneurial environment while having the backing of Amazon's resources and scale. The role requires strong technical leadership, system design expertise, and the ability to mentor other engineers while contributing to critical streaming infrastructure.

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Responsibilities For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Video

  • Own and operate business critical high-throughput services
  • Deliver content to customers in a reliable and low latent manner
  • Generate new and enrich existing metadata
  • Power trust & safety, search, discovery, and playback experiences

Requirements For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Video

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Benefits For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Video

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Equity
  • Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits

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