Sr. Software Development Engineer, Live Sports, Prime Video Sports
DESCRIPTION
Our vision is to be the world's most fan-centric Sport company and for Sports entertainment.
If this sounds like the type of experience you'd like to help build, apply here and let's chat!
Who we are:
Our team is responsible for Prime Video Sports customer experiences. We are coders and crafts people who care as much about how things look and feel as to the way they function and perform. We seek diverse perspectives and create accessible experiences for all people to enjoy. We strive to move fast for customers but prioritize long term decisions that will scale as we grow.
What we're looking for:
[If you only meet some criteria go ahead and apply, let’s have a conversation.]
We are looking for senior Software Development Engineers who are passionate about building compelling customer experiences. The ideal candidate will be passionate about simple and elegant software solutions, customer-centric products and features, and getting solutions in front of our millions of customers.
• Strong background in OO design.
• Solid time mgmt./communication skills
• Ability to support multiple projects at a time.
• Brings strong opinions but loosely held. (Lets best idea rise to the top.)
• Comfort adapting to new development environments and changing business requirements, learning new systems, creating reliable/maintainable code, and finding creative and scalable solutions to difficult problems.
What you’ll do:
• Own architecture and feature development for sports experiences across various apps
• Partner with other engineers to ideate, design, and build scalable software solutions.
• Drive test and release automations to increase system reliability and speed to market.
• Collaborate with product managers to influence decisions that deliver customer value.
• Shape the future of Amazon’s Prime Video on various devices.
About Prime Video Sports CX
Our team focuses on customer-facing, high-visibility, high-impact projects to improve the customer experience for live events. As a relatively new team, there is very little on call work, operational burden, or tech debt to deal with, so we can focus on innovation. This is an opportunity to build from the ground up. We are not saddled with any legacy tech, and can choose the best options as we build.
PV Live Events provides the opportunity to design and build new full stack features end-to-end. Our technology focuses on real time event based native AWS services and emerging front end platforms including TV and VR.
Our team has access to multiple PEs within Live Events as well as across Prime Video to regularly engage with. They provide mentorship and support for career progression of our team members.
At Prime Video, we mirror our customers. We believe in building teams and products that reflect and offer an inclusive environment for all of our customers, current and future. We celebrate diverse perspectives, and we create environments where all team members feel valued, trusted, connected, and informed. Our employees utilize inclusive benefit offerings, attend annual conferences such as CORE+ (intersectional conversations on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.), and participate in over twelve different employee-led affinity groups. Our teams build inclusive culture through biweekly team-building events and by working together to define processes and schedules that value work-life balance. And finally, our company leaders work actively to honor Amazon’s public commitment to fostering diversity and being Earth’s Best Employer.
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
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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.
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.