What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Elemental MediaTailor position at Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Are you excited about revolutionizing the future of video streaming and advertising technology? AWS Elemental MediaTailor is a cloud-based service that enables content providers to deliver personalized viewing experiences at scale. Our service seamlessly inserts targeted advertising into video streams while maintaining broadcast-quality viewing experiences across all screens and devices. MediaTailor powers some of the world's largest streaming platforms through innovative server-side ad insertion (SSAI) and server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) technology. We're not just handling ad insertion – we're providing sophisticated manifest manipulation, dynamic ad decisioning, and detailed reporting capabilities that help content providers maximize their advertising revenue while delivering pristine viewing experiences to millions of concurrent viewers. As video consumption continues to shift to streaming platforms, our team is at the forefront of developing solutions that bridge traditional TV advertising with the digital future.
Key job responsibilities
Lead the technical design and implementation of large-scale distributed systems that handle millions of concurrent video streaming sessions, ad decisions and measurement while maintaining broadcast-quality viewer experiences.
Drive technical innovation in our microservice architecture running on native AWS infrastructure.
Mentor junior engineers and influence best practices across multiple engineering teams.
Collaborate with product managers to shape the roadmap of our next-generation video personalization features.
A day in the life
At AWS Elemental MediaTailor, no two days are quite the same, but here's what you might experience: You could spend your morning diving deep into optimizing manifest generation or ad decisioning performance, collaborating with other senior engineers to reduce latency by milliseconds – because in live streaming, every millisecond counts. After lunch, you could be leading a design review for a new feature that enables better measurement of ad insertion during high-concurrency, live sports events, weighing trade-offs between different architectural approaches. Later, you might mentor a junior engineer on debugging a complex issue where ad insertion is causing buffering in certain devices, requiring you to analyze logs across multiple AWS services.
About The Team
*Why AWS*
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
*Work/Life Balance*
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
*Mentorship and Career Growth*
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Elemental Technologies LLC
Job ID: A2895672
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Are you excited about revolutionizing the future of video streaming and advertising technology? AWS Elemental MediaTailor is a cloud-based service that enables content providers to deliver personalized viewing experiences at scale. Our service seamlessly inserts targeted advertising into video streams while maintaining broadcast-quality viewing experiences across all screens and devices. MediaTailor powers some of the world's largest streaming platforms through innovative server-side ad insertion (SSAI) and server-guided ad insertion (SGAI) technology. We're not just handling ad insertion – we're providing sophisticated manifest manipulation, dynamic ad decisioning, and detailed reporting capabilities that help content providers maximize their advertising revenue while delivering pristine viewing experiences to millions of concurrent viewers. As video consumption continues to shift to streaming platforms, our team is at the forefront of developing solutions that bridge traditional TV advertising with the digital future.
Key job responsibilities
Lead the technical design and implementation of large-scale distributed systems that handle millions of concurrent video streaming sessions, ad decisions and measurement while maintaining broadcast-quality viewer experiences.
Drive technical innovation in our microservice architecture running on native AWS infrastructure.
Mentor junior engineers and influence best practices across multiple engineering teams.
Collaborate with product managers to shape the roadmap of our next-generation video personalization features.
A day in the life
At AWS Elemental MediaTailor, no two days are quite the same, but here's what you might experience: You could spend your morning diving deep into optimizing manifest generation or ad decisioning performance, collaborating with other senior engineers to reduce latency by milliseconds – because in live streaming, every millisecond counts. After lunch, you could be leading a design review for a new feature that enables better measurement of ad insertion during high-concurrency, live sports events, weighing trade-offs between different architectural approaches. Later, you might mentor a junior engineer on debugging a complex issue where ad insertion is causing buffering in certain devices, requiring you to analyze logs across multiple AWS services.
About The Team
*Why AWS*
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
*Work/Life Balance*
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
*Mentorship and Career Growth*
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
- 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 (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 5 years of experience with video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH)
- 5 years of experience with ad decisioning and reporting technologies and standards (VAST, VMAP, Open Measurement)
- Deep expertise in distributed systems and high-performance computing
- Track record of leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams
- Hands-on experience leveraging the latest Generative AI tooling to improve individual and team productivity.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Company - Elemental Technologies LLC
Job ID: A2895672
Salary : $151,300 - $261,500
