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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Dev Engineer III, IVS Media Processing - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $193,300.0 - $261,500.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Internet Information Services (IIS), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Ruby, Software Engineering, Transcoding, Video Editing, Rust (Programming Language), Technical Debt, Serverless Computing, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5be794ed82645a5d ## About the Role * 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience * 10+ 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 * 8+ years of highly scalable systems experience, * Knowledge of AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, databases, machine learning, and serverless technologies * Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust * Experience with live video/media processing technologies and concepts (transcoding, ABR packaging, CMAF, HLS, DASH, RTMP/SRT ingest, ad insertion, DRM, SCTE-35 signaling). ## Description * Design and implement highly available, low-latency distributed systems for orchestrating live video processing workflows (transcoding, DRM, ad insertion, quality analysis, redundancy/failover) across globally distributed infrastructure. * Develop systems that handle stateful, long-running live workflows with strict SLA requirements * Architect solutions for elastic scaling - from zero to thousands of concurrent live channels - while maintaining deterministic latency and resource efficiency. * Serve as a technical leader across the team and organization; produce architectural designs, technical vision documents, and roadmaps that influence multi-year strategy. * Lead design reviews and provide constructive, high-quality feedback on system designs, code reviews, and operational practices across the team. * Identify and drive resolution of systemic technical debt, operational risks, and architectural bottlenecks. * Own the operational health of your systems in production. Participate in on-call rotations, lead incident response for high-severity events affecting live customer workflows, conduct and lead Correction of Error (COE) reviews and drive actionable improvements that prevent recurrence. * Mentor junior engineers through design guidance, code reviews, and career development conversations. A day in the life As an SDE III on the AWS IVS Media Processing team, you begin by reviewing overnight operational metrics and triaging critical issues with on-call engineers. You lead architecture discussions for a new low-latency video processing feature, making key technical decisions on scalability and performance trade-offs. You mentor SDE IIs through complex design challenges and conduct thorough code reviews. Mid-day, you meet with product managers to shape the roadmap based on customer feedback and technical feasibility. You spend time optimizing system performance, reducing processing latency by 15%. Your day concludes presenting a technical deep-dive to senior leadership on upcoming infrastructure improvements. About the team The AWS IVS Media Processing team builds and operates services that enable customers to transform, enhance, and deliver live and on-demand video content at scale. We develop solutions for video transcoding, packaging, and content delivery that power interactive video experiences for millions of viewers worldwide. Our team focuses on delivering low-latency, high-quality video processing capabilities while maintaining operational excellence and cost efficiency. 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