Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team

Amazon; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to join the Prime Video Infrastructure and Platform team in India. You will lead design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that power Prime Video services, and mentor engineers across the team.

The role emphasizes software architecture, reliability, and scalability, requiring 5+ years in professional software development, strong coding skills, and proven leadership in projects that ship to millions of customers.

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.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Team leadership

Mentorship

Programming experience

Education

Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Development Engineer III, Prime Video Infrastructure and platform team

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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