Job summary
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?

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 add-on channels which they can cancel at any time and to rent or buy new release 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.

Key job responsibilities
You will work in one of our Agile teams, launching and growing new initiatives for Amazon's global business. As an engineer, you can be involved in every aspect of the process - from idea generation, business analysis and technical design through to development and deployment across a variety of technologies - giving you a real sense of ownership. Together we build systems which meet high standards of performance and reliability and operate at massive scale.

Candidates will have an understanding of stable, scalable systems that have been successfully deployed in a business setting. You will be passionate about technology with a focus on the customer experience and great teamwork.

A day in the life
Amazon is a place where builders can build. We're looking for engineers who can delight customers by continually learning and inventing. From day one, you'll be working with experienced engineers, designers and applied scientists who love what they do.

About the team
We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the Video Commerce Platform – Watch and Buy team. We own global, low latency, high scale services – think hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. We drive customer content entitlement (“Watch Now”) and present purchase options (“Buy Now”) including video on demand offers, live sporting events, and signing up for premium channels and Amazon Prime. Our team is highly visible and our services are fundamental to the Prime Video experience.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
· Bachelor's degree in computer science related fields OR equivalent experience in software development

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Demonstrated best-practice software engineering including agile methodologies, unit testing, refactoring, code reviews, continuous build and deployment processes
· Strong analytical and excellent problem solving skills
· Experience using AWS technologies
· Advanced coding skills (concurrency, profiling and performance optimization)
· Worked with complex systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling)
· Linux/UNIX (command-line tools, shell scripts, operations)
· Experience operating and maintaining production software
· Experience with web technologies (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)

We offer a strong benefits package including healthcare. This is your opportunity to develop a rewarding career, work in a unique environment, and be part of a passionate and international team to work hard, have fun and make history!

All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and successful background screening check. This will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a basic criminal check. Further details of this policy/procedure will be sent to you along with your conditional offer.


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