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Software Development Engineer, Live and Linear Catalog

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, Live and Linear Catalog in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and 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.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.
  • Posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Come build the future of entertainment with us! Amazon's Prime Video is a personalized entertainment hub that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows, movies, and live sports — all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place. We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows from Originals and Exclusive content to exciting live sports events like Thursday Night Football, NBA, WNBA, NASCAR, NHL, and the English Premier League. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel or renew at any time, 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 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Prime Video Sports & Linear Catalog powers live sports, FAST channels, news, and linear offerings across 18 territories and over 1000s of channels—and we're just getting started. With linear streaming projected to grow over the next two years, we are building next-generation catalog and delivery systems that expand the global selection of TV and movies, enable smarter ad targeting, and deliver a best-in-class live and linear experience to Prime Video customers worldwide.

We are looking for strong developers who are passionate about delivering excellent digital media experiences at massive scale. As a member of our team, you will work closely with the business to design and implement new features. You will work alongside Principal and Senior Engineers to build high-speed data delivery systems, create simple solutions for complex media ingestion and publishing workflows, and develop the catalog intelligence that powers personalized ad placement and broader content discovery across US, and international markets.

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



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How we rate this

Software Development Engineer, Live and Linear Catalog at Amazon rates 31 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.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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