Senior Software Dev Engineer, Prime Video Sports Publishing and Catalog

• 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

Want to change the way people watch Live Sports? Passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems? Looking forward to work with a team of highly competent software engineers ranging from new graduates to seasoned architects building software using the latest AWS technologies? Are you looking for an inclusive team, where you feel safe to be yourself, to share your ideas openly, to experiment, fail and learn, and where you help make decisions that shape the team’s path forward? If so, here is an opportunity tailored for you.

Key job responsibilities

Prime Video Sports is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to lead the team that owns publishing capabilities for creation, validation, reconcilation, enrichment and publishing of live event metadata sourced from various providers. The ideal candidate has strong engineering background, experience building products from the ground up and balancing speed with accuracy. They have a deep understanding of building highly scalable and resilient systems. They lead the initiatives to continuously improve the platform by removing bottlenecks and inefficiencies. They mentor engineers to improve their architecture, design and coding skills. They lead e2e features across their own team, partner teams and stakeholders.

A day in the life

• Lead engineers to deliver impactful projects across multiple teams and orgs.
• Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
• Actively participate in team mechanisms such as standups, sprint planning, story grooming & provide project updates etc..
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff

About the team

We are the Prime Video Sports Pubishing team, and we’re looking for technical leaders to help revolutionize the way our customers enjoy live sports. We are expanding not just the breadth of live content we offer but also the depth of the experience. This is a transformative opportunity, the chance to be at the forefront of a program that will revolutionize Prime Video and the live streaming experience of customers everywhere.

• 5+ 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

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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.