Software Development Engineer, Music AI & Personalization

Amazon

Seattle, WA

Full Time

Senior

129k-224k

26 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. It offers personalized music playlists, exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams, artist merchandise, and various tiers of service including Prime, Amazon Music Unlimited, and free listening options. The team works with AI technologies to transform how customers discover and engage with music and podcasts, building personalized and dynamic experiences across multiple platforms worldwide. The role involves influencing product features, exploring new directions in music and podcast listening, and enhancing customer engagement on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy distributed systems and large-scale solutions for our customer base.
Collaborate closely with scientists, product managers, and engineers to influence overall strategy and define the team's road map.
Drive system architecture and spearhead best practices that enable a quality product.
Help coach and develop junior engineers.

Requirements

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2+ years of experience in designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Nice to Have

3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Qualifications

Formal educational background in computer science or related field (implied by preferred qualification).

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary ranging from $129,300/year to $223,600/year depending on geographic location and experience.
Total compensation package including equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits.
Medical, financial, and other benefits.

Working at Amazon

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer that values an inclusive culture empowering employees to deliver the best results for customers. The company supports workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities and emphasizes diversity and equal opportunity in hiring and employment practices.

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