Software Development Engineer, Prime Video Offers Tech in London, United Kingdom

Description

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?

Amazon’s 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 from Originals and Exclusive content to exciting live sports events. We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to channels which they can cancel at any time and to rent or buy newly released movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store. Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business – available in over 240 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.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the Prime Video Offers Tech team. We build high scale, low latency core systems which power Prime Video’s commerce experience (e.g., buying, renting, subscribing to content). We drive offer clarity, brand attribution, finding the best way to represent our ever-growing ways to enjoy our content. Across the Prime Video experience, we rank the best offers for customers through our machine learning models. We make decisions through continuous scientifically proven experimentation.

We are a growing set of teams who own the high scale backend systems which show customers play buttons, prices and messages in the Prime Video Application. We are a vital set of systems for Amazon; without us no Prime Video customer could watch or buy their favourite titles. Our APIs answer questions like: 1) Is this video playable? We check if customer’s have purchased, rented or subscribed to a movie. 2) Can the customer buy, rent or subscribe to this season? We check if they can be shown offers at their location and on their device. And, 3) What messages do we need to show in this part of the journey? We always keep our users informed, so they know what they are getting for their hard-earned money.

We are seeking strong team players with interest in developing reusable software components and building globally scalable solutions, good analytical skills, excellent communication skills, motivation and tenacity to deliver results in a fast-paced environment, and, of course, a passion for TV and films. You will have opportunities to learn how to design and build large-scale solutions, solving problems related to processing large numbers of requests with high speed and resiliency. Technologies include Java, Kotlin and AWS services.

Key job responsibilities

We are a growing set of teams who own the high scale backend systems which show customers play buttons, prices and messages in the Prime Video Application. We are a vital set of systems for Amazon; without us no Prime Video customer could watch or buy their favourite titles. Our APIs answer questions like: 1) Is this video playable? We check if customer’s have purchased, rented or subscribed to a movie. 2) Can the customer buy, rent or subscribe to this season? We check if they can be shown offers at their location and on their device. And, 3) What messages do we need to show in this part of the journey? We always keep our users informed, so they know what they are getting for their hard-earned money.

You will be part of the team which builds and extends these systems

A day in the life

You will design and build high throughput and low latency services with Amazon’s latest cloud technologies. Your projects will impact our millions of global customers and let them watch the videos they love. You will independently lead new features and understand how to make these features BIG, so they scale – think 200k+ request per second and less than 50ms response time. NFL, Premier League, the Boys and Breathe are some of the exclusive Prime Video titles you will help our customers view. You will be working with our global teams, and your features will launch on all devices, worldwide.

About the team

We are a diverse team with engineers from all over the world. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative group that help and learn from each other. We celebrate our successes and learn from our challenges. We offer you the chance to make a direct impact on the way Amazon customers watch video worldwide. Our teams provide opportunities to hone your ideas, challenge your thinking, develop your skills and advance your career. You will learn from our experienced engineers and have opportunity to hire, coach and mentor others.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

• Experience in professional, non-internship software development

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

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