Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios in Culver City, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Build cloud-native infrastructure and workflows for media production at Amazon MGM Studios.

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Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about building cloud infrastructure that powers the future of media production?

Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges that directly impact award-winning productions?

At Amazon, we're transforming the entertainment industry by moving post-production workflows to the cloud. The Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that enables productions to perform Editorial, Dailies, Color, Conform, VFX, Sound, QC, Mastering, and Delivery entirely in
AWS.

We're looking for a Software Development Engineer who can bridge the gap between traditional media workflows and modern cloud infrastructure. You'll work with AWS services to solve problems that have never been solved at this scale—enabling creative teams worldwide to collaborate seamlessly on productions worth hundreds of
millions of dollars.

Key job responsibilities
• Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering, delivery, and remote production workflows
• Improve and scale existing Editorial, Dailies, Color, and Conform workflows supporting active productions
• Translate complex post-production workflows into infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or CDK
• Troubleshoot production-impacting issues across the full stack—from network configurations to application-level bugs—diving as deep as needed to unblock creative teams
• Design and implement solutions using AWS compute, storage, and networking services optimized for high-throughput media workloads
• Build secure infrastructure following AWS best practices for encryption (at-rest and in-transit), IAM policies, VPC design, and authentication mechanisms
• Collaborate with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Automate operational tasks and build self-service tools that empower production teams

About the team

The Production Platform Engineering team sits at the intersection of entertainment and technology. We support productions ranging from episodic series to feature films, ensuring creative teams have the tools and infrastructure they need to deliver world-class content. Our work directly impacts release schedules, creative quality, and the ability of Amazon Studios to compete at the highest levels of the industry.

We value ownership, technical depth, and customer obsession. You'll primarily collaborate with Product Management and our Production Technology team to understand requirements and deliver solutions, with occasional direct engagement with production teams to understand their workflows and gather feedback.

Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.

Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.

As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.

We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!

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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 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.

USA, CA, Culver City - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios 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, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $144k-$194k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Culver City.
The job was posted on July 27, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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This job starts at: $144k
Typical software engineer job: $167k

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