Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions distributed systems, software architecture and technical leadership among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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Software Development Engineer III to design and operate mission-critical distributed systems for Prime Video infrastructure.

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Come build the future of entertainment with us. Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television? Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching? Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies - all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals and exclusive licensed content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business - available in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds exciting to you, please read on.  
Your team will be part of the larger READI organization, which is responsible for keeping Prime Video Secure, Available, Fast and Efficient. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in distributed systems, software architecture, and team leadership. They will have a proven track record of technical leadership in building and operating mission-critical distributed systems at scale.

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

Preferred qualifications

- 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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How we rate this

Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in IN, KA, Bengaluru.
The job was posted on August 27, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Distributed SystemsSoftware ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipSoftware Development

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Pay

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