Software Development Engineer, Music Metrics & Data Platform

Amazon Music; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Music is seeking a software engineer to develop cross‑platform SDKs and instrumentation libraries for mobile, web, and backend, enabling teams to emit high‑quality telemetry data.

You will build and operate tier‑1 backend services processing billions of events in real time, with focus on high availability and low latency for data consumers. Join a team responsible for governing event models and evolving schemas, attributes, and validation rules.

Qualifications

• 2+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop cross-platform SDKs and instrumentation libraries that run on mobile, web, and backend, making it effortless for application teams to emit high-quality telemetry data
• Build and operate tier‑1 backend services that ingest, enrich, route, and monitor billions of daily customer events in real time, ensuring high availability and low latency for data consumers
• Contribute to self‑service event model governance and design tools used to evolve schemas, attributes, and validation rules
• Participate in on‑call rotations and drive continuous improvement of team software and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance quality, maintainability, and operational excellence
• Actively mentor engineers through code reviews and design discussions, provide meaningful feedback that improves code quality, and teach teammates about mobile development best practices
• Participate in full software development lifecycle activities including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance

Skills

Telemetry data emission

Backend services

On‑call rotations

Code reviews

Mobile development

Android/iOS development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Kotlin Multiplatform

Android development

iOS development

Distributed systems

Job description

Description

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad‑free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on‑demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa‑enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Description

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad‑free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on‑demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa‑enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop cross-platform SDKs and instrumentation libraries that run on mobile, web, and backend, making it effortless for application teams to emit high-quality telemetry data
• Build and operate tier‑1 backend services that ingest, enrich, route, and monitor billions of daily customer events in real time, ensuring high availability and low latency for data consumers
• Contribute to self‑service event model governance and design tools used to evolve schemas, attributes, and validation rules
• Participate in on‑call rotations and drive continuous improvement of team software and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance quality, maintainability, and operational excellence
• Actively mentor engineers through code reviews and design discussions, provide meaningful feedback that improves code quality, and teach teammates about mobile development best practices
• Participate in full software development lifecycle activities including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance

About The Team

We own the design, collection, processing, and serving of all Amazon Music behavioral data. We serve 100+ Amazon teams by operating tier‑1 services that ingest and route billions of daily events, vending cross‑platform SDKs to instrument applications, and managing an event model schema repository that ensures data quality and consistency. You will work with highly motivated engineers who have diverse expertise in backend infrastructure and data engineering, are actively learning cross‑platform client development, and are constantly curious about learning new skills and technologies. This is a well‑established team with mixed tenure and many greenfield opportunities, as we expand our charter from events collection to all types of telemetry data and cross‑platform SDKs.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ 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
• Experience with Android, iOS or other mobile application development or testing
• Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems
• Experience with AWS products and services
• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform or similar cross‑platform frameworks

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, San Francisco - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10465926