Senior Software Engineer - Amazon

Description Looking for a role with Amazon wide impact? The Media Experience team owns the services used to store, manage and render nearly every image, video, and other media asset that Amazon customers see. Our goal is to build technologies that will be used across Amazon to deliver a rich and immersive experience to our customers globally. We're looking for talented leaders to help build the next generation of our platform, dramatically changing the way customers interact with Amazon's products. Key job responsibilities Leading the design, development, and maintenance of systems, ensuring they meet Amazon's growing scale. Work with technical stakeholders from across the company to solve big problems, align on technical direction, and make sure our systems continue to meet their evolving needs. Grow the junior developers on the team and set a high bar for engineering best practices. About the team If you ever wondered who is behind all the images on Amazon retail website - it's us. Media Experience is Amazon's largest asset management system, providing an end-to-end pipeline for uploading, managing, and delivering digital media assets, such as images, JavaScript, videos, and documents, for over 3K teams, covering all Amazon Retail websites, mobile apps, Alexa devices, Kindle, Prime Video, Fulfillment Center Systems, Amazon Lockers, as well as many subsidiary experiences like IMDb. Our goal is to build technologies that will be used across Amazon to deliver a rich and immersive experience to our customers globally. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred Qualifications - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.