Software Development Engineer, Prime Video Ads
@ Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

Seattle, WA
$175,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 21 days ago

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About the Role

Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television for Prime Video customers? Prime Video Ads team is expanding across countries and launching new products and features. This role is part of the team responsible for ad ingestion, stitching, and integration with ad decision systems for large scale video delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop low latency, high throughput ad services.
  • Design large scale systems for live and VOD streams.
  • Work with AWS technologies including CloudFront, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, SQS.
  • Build customer-facing video advertising products.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 2+ years in design or architecture of systems.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with critical 24x7 systems and high throughput environments.
  • Full SDLC experience including coding standards, code reviews, and testing.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

About Prime Video Ads Team

The team is focused on delivering seamless ad insertion and playback experiences on a massive scale. They integrate with ad decision systems and leverage industry-leading technologies to enhance the Prime Video viewing experience.

Additional Information

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive compensation package based on the geographic market. This position is posted until filled. Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to request necessary accommodations during the application process.

Key skills/competency

  • Software Development
  • Ad Technologies
  • Scalability
  • AWS
  • Low Latency
  • High Throughput
  • Web Services
  • Distributed Systems
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Communication
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How to Get Hired at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Prime Video Ads: Understand their ad tech and streaming infrastructure.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight AWS and distributed systems experience.
  • Leverage online presence: Enhance LinkedIn and GitHub profiles.
  • Prepare for interviews: Focus on scalability and system design.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Study AWS service integrations and architecture patterns.
Practice system design problems for scalability.
Review multi-threaded coding exercises.
Understand video ad serving technical stacks.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time meeting tight deadlines.
Explain handling cross-functional communication challenges.
Discuss troubleshooting under pressure.
Share examples of creative problem solving.

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