Sr Software Development Engineer, Amazon Music- Big Screens

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Music is hiring for a Big Screens role focused on delivering the living-room music experience across Fire TV, Android TV, and third-party TV devices. You will own end-to-end development of the Amazon Music client applications, delivering a high-performance experience for customers on large screens.

The role requires 5+ years of software development experience and a proven track record in architecture and leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction for major features in the developer experience portfolio.
• Drive decisions and set best practices for codebase and infra.
• Mentor SDE 1/2s; conduct design reviews and guidance.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers to solve complex challenges.
• Set engineering and operational excellence standards: reviews, testing, prod readiness.
• Design APIs and frameworks for other teams to reuse.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and reliable.
• Work with teams to understand pain points and requirements.
• Present designs and results to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Software development

Programming experience

Architecture leadership

Mentorship / tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job 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.

About the team

Amazon Music's Big Screens team is responsible for delivering the living-room music experience across Fire TV, Android TV, and third-party connected TV platforms. The team owns the end-to-end development of the Amazon Music client applications, creating an engaging, reliable, and high-performance experience for customers on the largest screens in their homes. Our charter is to build and evolve the next generation of the Amazon Music experience on Big Screens by delivering intuitive navigation, immersive playback experiences, and server-driven UI capabilities that enable rapid feature innovation across a diverse ecosystem of TV devices. We partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to bring new music experiences to customers while ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience across all supported platforms.

As part of the Customer eXperience Infrastructure organization

Our team is focused on delivering a best-in-class living-room experience that is stable, performant, and customer-obsessed. We work closely with Amazon Music teams across the United States and India to build, launch, and continuously improve experiences that delight millions of customers using Amazon Music on Fire TV and third-party TV devices worldwide.

Come innovate with the Amazon Music team!

Key job responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture
• Lead the technical direction for major features and products within the developer experience portfolio
• Drive technical decisions and establish best practices for your team's codebase and infrastructure
• Mentor SDE 1s and SDE 2s, conducting design reviews and providing technical guidance
• Partner with Principal Engineers to solve complex technical challenges and align on architectural approaches
• Set and uphold the engineering and operational excellence bar: design reviews, coding standards, testing strategy, and prod/operational readiness.

Build High-Impact Products

• Design APIs and frameworks that other teams can leverage to build their own productivity solutions
• Ensure your solutions are scalable, maintainable, and operationally excellent
• Partner with teams across the organization to deeply understand their pain points and requirements
• Work with Principal Engineers to validate technical approaches and incorporate feedback.
• Present technical designs and results to leadership and stakeholders

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

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 - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually