Software Development Engineer, Prime Video Ads

Amazon's Prime Video Ads team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to help shape the future of streaming entertainment. This role is central to Prime Video's newly launched advertising offering, focusing on building and maintaining large-scale systems that power video streaming with dynamic ad insertion. You'll work with cutting-edge AWS technologies to deliver seamless ad experiences to millions of viewers worldwide.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on challenging problems in low latency and high throughput systems, specifically in the domain of dynamic ad insertion for Video on Demand. You'll be part of the team that recently launched Prime Video's Ads offering in January 2024 and continues to innovate with new products and features. The team has a proven track record, having successfully launched major initiatives like Thursday Night Football and CBS All Access with ads on Prime Video.

As a core member of the PV Ads team, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing services that handle ad ingestion, stitching, and integration with ad decision systems. The role requires expertise in developing customer-facing experiences, strong technical abilities, and excellent communication skills. You'll work with a variety of AWS technologies including CloudFront, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, and SQS.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers passionate about large-scale distributed systems and video technology to make a significant impact on how millions of customers experience streaming content.