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System Development Engineer, Prime Video Device Services

Amazon is a global technology company offering streaming services, e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
DevOps
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer

Description For System Development Engineer, Prime Video Device Services

Prime Video is seeking a System Development Engineer to join their Device Services team, focusing on building the future of entertainment technology. This role is part of Amazon's Living Room organization, which deploys its platform to more than 2000+ devices including televisions, consoles, set-top boxes, and streaming sticks. The position combines software development with systems engineering, requiring expertise in both programming and audiovisual technologies.

The role involves working with custom Harness solutions that automate testing and control of AV devices via HDMI, IP, and other interfaces. You'll be responsible for developing best practices, refining operational procedures, and continuously innovating to improve testing and control systems. The position requires strong technical skills in Python programming, understanding of AV standards, and experience with data center infrastructure.

As part of the Living Room organization, you'll work on ensuring customers worldwide can view content consistently across all devices. The team operates in a dynamic environment where innovation and customer focus are paramount. You'll have opportunities to influence technical strategy, collaborate across engineering teams, and experiment with new technologies.

The ideal candidate should be autonomous, detail-oriented, and possess strong communication skills. You'll participate in all stages of the software and hardware development lifecycle, from definition to delivery. The role offers the chance to work with state-of-the-art solutions in a challenging space where creative and scalable solutions are constantly being invented.

This position at Amazon offers the opportunity to work with a diverse team that values inclusive approaches to building software. You'll be part of a mission to improve the software development lifecycle for developers creating applications on the living room platform, while leveraging the full Prime Video technical stack.

Last updated 15 days ago

Responsibilities For System Development Engineer, Prime Video Device Services

  • Develop best practices and refine operational procedures
  • Identify areas of growth within existing frameworks, tools and processes
  • Lead design and development of core features
  • Drive team discussions on system architecture and component design
  • Work on custom Harness solutions that automate testing and control of AV devices
  • Build products and services for consistent content viewing across devices
  • Collaborate on technical strategy across multiple engineering teams

Requirements For System Development Engineer, Prime Video Device Services

Python
Linux
  • Programming experience with Python preferred, or at least 1 other modern language such as C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript and Rust
  • Knowledge of IT and AV standards, such as color spaces, codecs, container formats and HDMI/HDR/IP based streaming protocols
  • Experience working with data centre infrastructure, server hardware development and distributed systems
  • Experience with networking and cloud systems for remote testing environments
  • Familiarity with AV utilities such as FFmpeg and GStreamer
  • Linux experience provisioning, performance tuning and operating system fundamentals

Benefits For System Development Engineer, Prime Video Device Services

  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Workplace accommodations available

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