What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer, Amazon Live, Live Creator Tools and Data Services position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Live is a new and rapidly growing shopping experience that leverages the interactivity of live streams to help customers discover cool new products and content creators. Our mission is to revolutionize the way customers shop and discover products on Amazon. Check us out on: https://www.amazon.com/live
As a Software Engineer on Amazon Live Creator Tools Team, you will specialize in building highly scalable services that enable the interactive shopping and live streaming experience on Amazon Live portal using Live creator mobile app. You will bring your expertise and ideas in the areas of distributed computing, scalable architecture, performance and metrics reporting to help our fast-paced business grow and evolve.
If you are interested in building an entertainment product, enjoy a fun and collaborative working environment, and want to work on a strategic new initiative, join our team today!
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement large-scale backend infrastructure and API.
- Architect and provide guidance on building End-to-End system optimized for speed and scale.
- Create simple and elegant user experiences in collaboration with UX designers, Product Managers, Applied scientists and other Software Engineers.
- Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
A day in the life
You will work on the Creator Tools ecosystem (which includes Amazon Live Creator mobile App) building features that enable video ingestion, stream management and categorization in order to better serve our Amazon viewers with quality streams. You will bring your expertise and ideas in the areas of distributed computing, scalable architecture, UI and mobile design, performance and metrics reporting to help our fast-paced business grow and evolve.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 7 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 7 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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.
Salary : $151,300 - $261,500
