Sr. Software Development Engineer, Prime Video

Premium streaming service offering vast collection of TV shows, movies, and live sports worldwide
$151,300 - $261,500
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Entertainment · Consumer

Description For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Prime Video

Prime Video, Amazon's premium streaming service, is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their rapidly growing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on one of the biggest challenges in video streaming - delivering high-quality content to millions of users worldwide through live-streaming capabilities.

The position spans across various teams including Ads CX, Ads Monetization, and Live Sports, where you'll be at the forefront of innovation in the streaming industry. You'll work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where customer-focused innovation is paramount. The role involves handling business-critical, high-throughput services that ensure reliable and low-latency content delivery to customers across 200+ countries and territories.

As a senior engineer, you'll lead design and architecture initiatives, mentor team members, and drive technical excellence. The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 based on location, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical coverage.

This is an ideal opportunity for experienced engineers who are passionate about large-scale distributed systems, content delivery, and want to make a significant impact in the streaming industry. You'll be part of a team that's constantly pushing boundaries to improve the viewing experience for millions of Prime Video customers worldwide.

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Prime Video

  • Own and operate business critical high-throughput services
  • Deliver content to customers in a reliable and low latent manner
  • Lead design and architecture of systems
  • Mentor and lead engineering teams

Requirements For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Prime Video

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

Benefits For Sr. Software Development Engineer, Prime Video

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Equity compensation
  • Sign-on payments
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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