Systems Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology
Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios · Culver City, CA
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- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Culver City, CA
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Job highlights
- Build cloud infrastructure for media production.
- Revolutionize film and TV content creation.
- Solve complex technical challenges at scale.
- Work with AWS and modern technologies.
- Impact award-winning productions worldwide.
About the role
About the Role
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about building cloud infrastructure that powers the future of media production?
Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges that directly impact award-winning productions?
At Amazon, we're transforming the entertainment industry by moving post-production workflows to the cloud. The Studio in the Cloud (SITC) Production Platform Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that enables productions to perform Editorial, Dailies, Color, Conform, VFX, Sound, QC, Mastering, and Delivery entirely in AWS.
We're looking for a Systems Development Engineer who can bridge the gap between traditional media workflows and modern cloud infrastructure. You'll work with AWS services to solve problems that have never been solved at this scale—enabling creative teams worldwide to collaborate seamlessly on productions worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Key job responsibilities
- Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering, delivery, and remote production workflows
- Improve and scale existing Editorial, Dailies, Color, and Conform workflows supporting active productions
- Translate complex post-production workflows into infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation or CDK
- Troubleshoot production-impacting issues across the full stack—from network configurations to application-level bugs—diving as deep as needed to unblock creative teams
- Design and implement solutions using AWS compute, storage, and networking services optimized for high-throughput media workloads
- Build secure infrastructure following AWS best practices for encryption (at-rest and in-transit), IAM policies, VPC design, and authentication mechanisms
- Collaborate with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Automate operational tasks and build self-service tools that empower production teams
About The Team
The Production Platform Engineering team sits at the intersection of entertainment and technology. We support productions ranging from episodic series to feature films, ensuring creative teams have the tools and infrastructure they need to deliver world-class content. Our work directly impacts release schedules, creative quality, and the ability of Amazon Studios to compete at the highest levels of the industry.
We value ownership, technical depth, and customer obsession. You'll primarily collaborate with Product Management and our Production Technology team to understand requirements and deliver solutions, with occasional direct engagement with production teams to understand their workflows and gather feedback.
Prime Video Overview
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience. As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Basic Qualifications
- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience in systems administration, network administration, AWS cloud app development, DevOps or site reliability engineering
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities and experience in managing and troubleshooting network
- Experience implementing AWS services
- 2+ years of networking (such as DNS, DHCP, SSL, OSI Model, and TCP/IP) experience
- Knowledge of security best practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
Key skills/competency
- Systems Development Engineer
- Production Technology
- Cloud Infrastructure
- AWS
- DevOps
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Media Workflows
- Infrastructure as Code
- Automation
- Security Best Practices
Skills & topics
- Systems Development Engineer
- Production Technology
- Cloud Infrastructure
- AWS
- DevOps
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Media Workflows
- Infrastructure as Code
- Automation
- Linux
- Python
- Golang
- Networking
- Security
- CI/CD
- Systems Administration
- Network Administration
- Full Stack
- Troubleshooting
- Debugging
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with large-scale infrastructure, AWS services, and programming languages like Python or Golang, aligning with the Systems Development Engineer role.
- Showcase AWS expertise: Emphasize your practical experience with AWS compute, storage, networking, and security best practices in your application.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience troubleshooting complex systems, debugging, and implementing infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, CDK).
- Demonstrate collaborative skills: Highlight your ability to work with Product Management and other teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Understand Amazon's culture: Research Amazon's Leadership Principles, particularly customer obsession and ownership, to align your responses during the interview process.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the typical career paths for a Systems Development Engineer at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios?
- As a Systems Development Engineer on the Production Platform Engineering team, you can grow into senior engineering roles, specialize in specific AWS services or media workflows, or move into management positions. Your experience in building and scaling cloud infrastructure for high-stakes productions provides a strong foundation for various technology leadership opportunities within Amazon.
- What specific AWS services are most commonly used in this Systems Development Engineer role?
- This role heavily utilizes core AWS services including compute (EC2, Lambda), storage (S3, EBS), networking (VPC, Route 53, ELB), and security (IAM, KMS). You'll also likely engage with services related to infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, CDK) and CI/CD pipelines.
- How does this role contribute to the final output of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios productions?
- The Systems Development Engineer directly enables the creation of award-winning content by building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure that supports critical post-production workflows such as VFX rendering, sound mixing, mastering, and delivery. Your work ensures creative teams have the tools they need to deliver high-quality content efficiently.
- What kind of technical challenges can I expect as a Systems Development Engineer at Amazon?
- You'll face unique challenges related to scaling media workflows to support multi-million dollar productions, ensuring high throughput for demanding tasks like VFX rendering and sound mixing, and troubleshooting complex, full-stack issues in a production-critical environment. Automating operations and building secure, reliable infrastructure are also key challenges.
- Is there an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in this Systems Development Engineer position?
- Yes, this role involves working with AWS's latest services to build cloud-native capabilities for media production. You'll be at the forefront of transforming traditional media workflows into modern, scalable, and efficient cloud-based solutions.
- What is the expected level of collaboration with other teams in this Systems Development Engineer role?
- Collaboration is key. You'll work closely with Product Management and internal Production Technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions. There may also be occasional direct engagement with production teams to understand their workflows and gather feedback, ensuring the infrastructure meets real-world needs.