Software Development Engineer 2, Prime Video Discovery at Amazon
Software Development Engineer 2, Prime Video Discovery Details
March 14, 2019, 6:57 a.m.
Software Development
Seattle, Washington
Prime Video delivers
Prime Video is a premium entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choices in what to watch, and how to watch it. Prime Video delivers movies and TV shows instantly to TVs, tablets, game consoles and PCs worldwide. This is a young and evolving business within Amazon where creativity and drive can have a lasting impact on the way video is enjoyed worldwide. You will be encouraged to see the big picture, be creative, and positively impact millions of customers. We’re building the future of TV—yes, it’s challenging, but it’s also a lot of fun. The Alchemist team is part of the Swift Experience Services (SES) team. SES' mission is to ensure Prime Video is the first choice for anyone to find, discover, and engage with any Movie, TV Show, or other published content on Prime Video. Within this space, the Alchemist team delivers the data to power customer experiences. Our systems are used by a variety of devices with different capabilities—from 2010 smart TVs to the latest Fire TV
· Masters degree in computer science or equivalent · 3+ years of development experience in consumer-focused companies · 3+ years of technical experience in a software engineering role · Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis · Experience developing in at least one of Java, C, C++ or C#· Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems · Experience with high throughput, multi-threaded systems · Experience implementing and consuming large scale web services · Experience in development on cloud based infrastructure · Experience