Amazon Instant Video is disrupting the traditional television and movie industry with a massive selection of high-quality media for live streaming and download. Our services are engineered for high availability, maximum reach, and low operating costs which translate into affordable prices for our customers. We enable the world to watch video instantly, whether we're on the road, cramped in an airplane seat, or enjoying a show from the comfort of the living room sofa. AIV delivers Movies and TV shows to Windows and MacOS PCs, portable devices, gaming consoles, and smart TVs. Today, we serve customers in the US, Japan, UK, and Germany, and we aspire to grow-- a lot. The Live Playback team delivers consistent, elite customer experiences which "just work" for everyday consumers. We build reliable, high performance live experiences, and we take ownership of the end-to-end live streaming experience-- from the live encoding core platform out through AIV's client applications. Our team makes a
· BS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field, or relevant technical experience · Knowledge of the UNIX/Linux operating system and system administration · Knowledge of AWS technologies, and networking concepts · Proven ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues. You're a natural problem solver! · Demonstrated skill and passion for operational excellence. · 3+ years overall development/technical support experience· Live streaming experience or experience is a similar production environment. · Strong understanding of HLS, DASH, DRM, Smooth, h.264, h.265 video