Software Development Engineer II, Prime Video Cross Platform Player Team

Key job responsibilities

As a Software Development Engineer on the Prime video cross platform player team you will:

• Design, develop, and deliver features for our cross-platform player SDK
• Develop high-performance, highly reliable software components using TypeScript and Rust
• Enhance player SDK components to implement nuanced streaming features based on product requirements
• Continuously challenge the status quo and explore improvements to best meet evolving customer needs
• Drive algorithm and architecture design, execute, and deliver results
• Participate in operational excellence reviews, critically evaluating metrics to understand how our systems perform for customers
• Think about operational stability from the design phase, incorporating monitoring and safety mechanisms to improve reliability and availability
• Join a highly motivated, top-notch team to collaboratively solve challenging problems in a fun environment
• Work with principal and senior engineers to brainstorm on engineering challenges and push the technical boundaries of solutions
• Help hire and develop the talents of our growing team and organization

About the team

We are the Prime Video cross-platform core player team, and we develop a versatile player SDK using platform-agnostic languages. This allows us to build a single codebase that can be deployed across a wide range of living room devices, mobile platforms, and more. We collaborate closely with partner teams within Prime Video, contributing to the tailored player applications that deliver our service to customers on their preferred devices - from living rooms to smartphones and tablets. Our team is committed to advancing the state-of-the-art in high-performance player technology, while also driving enhancements to the SDK that elevate the overall streaming experience for our global customer base. Working hand-in-hand with product stakeholders across the Prime Video organization, we help bring novel, unique experiences to our growing ecosystem.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ 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